Romano: Mario Gila not interested in offers other than Milan's

Renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano released his latest video on his Italian podcast channel, sharing some information about Milan.

The following are the Milan-related updates revealed by Fabrizio Romano in the video:

"There has been a lot of new and very important news in the past few hours. In short, the transfer market is active, and we are ready to make a new video together, starting now, because this morning's news concerns Milan and a very important signing for Milan. But to delve deeper, we must dedicate a large part of this video specifically to Mario Gila, because Milan has completed his signing."

"Yesterday, during the night in America and the early morning in Italy, I left you a message, a signal, because fans can sometimes get emotional about certain transfer-market operations. I've told everyone that sometimes a little caution is needed. That doesn't mean that if the first offer isn't accepted, the deal will fall through; nor does it mean that if a deal is completed in an hour, it's perfect, or if it's not completed immediately, it's a disaster. In short, when there's an opportunity to see how a deal develops, we need to be cautious and calm."

"From the player's perspective, Mario Gila's deal has been clear since last week. Mario Gila made a very clear decision, despite receiving many calls. He had an agreement with Napoli, but Napoli could not complete the deal; Atalanta also called, but Mario Gila never showed any particular interest in them. Then, as soon as Milan appeared, Mario Gila dispelled all doubts and chose Milan."

"This is an important five-year contract, and obviously he has the ambition to return to the Champions League, the goal of winning championships, and, as a defender, he will receive a considerable salary of 5 million euros. In short, many factors led Mario Gila to make a clear and decisive choice: 'I want to go to Milan.' Gila also communicated this decision directly to Lazio, and even President Lotito was informed. Mario Gila's message was honest and clear: he will not accept offers from other clubs during this summer transfer window."

"For Lazio, the choice is either to receive 30 million euros — and we need to remember that 50% of that goes to Real Madrid — or, very likely, to let the player leave for free when his contract expires, unless something unexpected happens. After all, we remember that many similar things have happened at Lazio over the years."

"In short, they risked losing Gila for free and keeping a disgruntled player, which, had it happened, would probably have been a failure for everyone. Instead, Lazio accepted the offer. As I told you before, Lotito's initial asking price was 30 million euros; he would not accept offers of 22 million or 23 million. The deal was finally concluded with a total valuation of 30 million euros."

"Mario Gila was very clear and honest with Lazio, and he chose Milan. This is the second signing under Ruben Amorim. After the arrival of striker Gonçalo Ramos—who cost 74 million euros plus bonuses—Mario Gila has joined Milan. This takes the total expenditure to well over 100 million euros, demonstrating the Rossoneri's ambitions in the important transfer market we discussed earlier. I also told everyone that, after signing Gonçalo Ramos, the priority blockbuster striker had arrived, and the next signing would be a defender, not a midfielder. About 10 days have passed, and now Mario Gila has finally arrived at Milanello."

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