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AC Milan’s Bold Strategy To Block Alex Jimenez’s Real Madrid Return

Alex Jimenez's future past this season remains uncertain.

Eduardo Razo

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Alex Jimenez has become a vital player for AC Milan this 2024/25 season since December. The 19-year-old has featured in 12 of 14 matches across all competitions and now the Serie A side will do everything to keep the player long-term.

Jimenez might be playing for AC Milan, but his future is still tied to Real Madrid. Moreover, a window later in the summer allows the Spanish giants to secure the player at a significant discount.

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Relevo's Matteo Moretto reports that in the summer of 2025, Real Madrid will have the option to re-sign the player for €9 million, and in the summer of 2026, that amount will increase to €12 million.

The Spanish outlet adds that in the coming weeks, the Serie A side plans to renegotiate their agreement with the Spanish club, which will also lead to adjustments in the player's terms.

AC Milan sees Jimenez as a key part of their future. After investing €5 million to sign him last summer, they now want to revisit the details of Madrid's double buy-back clause.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan's Senior Advisor, recently commented on where talks with Real Madrid are going.

Real Madrid have buy-back clauses for Alex Jimenez, but we’ve [a] good relationship with them. There are no negotiations now, but we’re happy with Alex. We trust him for the future, as I always said.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Jimenez developed in Real Madrid's youth system but left to find more playing time and a more prominent role, which he is now achieving in Italy.

It'll be interesting to see if the Rossoneri lock him down long-term or if Los Blancos try to bring him back, especially with their need for a right-back. That need could grow even more if the La Liga club misses out on Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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Eduardo Razo
EDUARDO RAZO

Eduardo is an experienced freelance football writer covering Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG On SI. He also covers PSG for PSG Talk and French football for Ligue 1's official English website. He's contributed to NBC Sports' regional sports networks, including NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, providing in-depth sports content for those markets.

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