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AC Milan set to make PSG forward Goncalo Ramos their new record signing

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AC Milan are set to break their record signing with the arrival of Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain, according to several press reports on Friday.

[p]He will cost between 60 and 70 million euros, which would make the 25-year-old the second most expensive striker signing in Serie A history after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lukaku-romelu/dCkG0Iw0/"]Romelu Lukaku[/a]'s move from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] in 2019.[/p][p]Italian daily [i][b]Gazzetta dello Sport[/b][/i] said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Ramos[/a] had already passed his medical, while France's [i][b]L'Equipe[/b][/i] said he would be the first major departure from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] this summer.[/p][p]Gazzetta said Ramos was new coach Ruben Amorim's first choice forward signing.[/p][p]Milan's current record signing is Ramos' compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leao-rafael/AqOPWN5s/"]Rafael Leao[/a], who joined the club from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a] for 49.5 million euros in 2019, according to expert website [i][b]Transfermarkt[/b][/i].[/p][embed guid="94950863-53cc-47aa-93ed-0bcf4ecf9256" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2070553191972786662" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ramos has spent three years at French champions PSG, winning the Champions League twice, after his 65-million-euro arrival from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/benfica/zBkyuyRI/"]Benfica[/a].[/p][p]However, he has struggled to hold down a regular first-team place, playing second fiddle first to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] and then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a] as PSG's centre-forward.[/p][p]Ramos did not start a single Champions League match for PSG this season.[/p][image alt="Ramos' stats in Ligue 1 in 25/26" id="7dc44229-7fda-45bc-bb9f-7351cbe12c1b" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by REUTERS/Marco Bello)" guid="f76a37bf-89aa-483e-b97f-c042bbd2fafc" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Coach Luis Enrique said several times that Ramos deserved to play more minutes, but with a forward line including Georgia winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kvaratskhelia-khvicha/bNuGt0hE/"]Khvicha Kvaratskhelia[/a] and France flyer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doue-desire/KIUWH2Jq/"]Desire Doue[/a], he was unable to force his way into the first-choice XI.[/p][p][b]Ramos scored 45 goals for PSG in his three seasons, in 131 matches, many of which were as a substitute.[/b][/p][p]He won three Ligue 1 titles, having also won the Portuguese league with Benfica, and two French Cups.[/p][p]He is currently with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Portugal[/a] at the World Cup in North America.[/p]

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