"We are going towards more reasonable figures that are within Milan's reach, as they had placed a ceiling on the bid they were willing to make," Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito told Antenna 3.

"It is much, much lower than the £32m initially requested. In fact, it's a little bit more than half that figure.

"It is still below the asking price of Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba, but they are a little older.

"We are working to facilitate the negotiations. The signs are very positive."