Former AC Milan director Massimiliano Mirabelli admits they pushed to sign Lazio pair Ciro Immobile and Sergey Milinkovic-Savic last season.
Mirabelli was part of the management team put together by former owner Yonghong Li.
He stated, "Anyone who knows Lazio and Claudio Lotito is well aware they're tough to negotiate with.
"Their demands for Immobile and Milinkovic-Savic were beyond the limits of not just Milan, but all Italian clubs.
“Franck Kessie had already agreed terms with Roma, but we were facilitated by the history and prestige of Milan."