Milan’s season is entering the stage when results on Sunday and decisions in the boardroom begin to overlap. Several important players have contracts that will require attention, although their situations are far from identical: Christian Pulisic and Strahinja Pavlovic represent renewal priorities, Adrien Rabiot could soon open discussions, while the futures of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Fikayo Tomori and Luka Modric look less straightforward.
Pulisic and Pavlovic lead Milan’s renewal agenda
Pulisic remains one of the most sensitive cases. His present agreement runs until 2027 and includes a club option for one further year, a structure Milan consider insufficiently secure for a player of his importance.
There have been no significant developments in recent weeks, largely because the American has concentrated on recovering from the bone oedema around the tibia-fibula junction suffered at the World Cup. Talks are expected to become more concrete between autumn and winter, with his form and Milan’s results likely to influence the pace of any agreement.
His display against Lecce offered a reminder of the value he can bring when decisive in the final third. If that level becomes regular again, both club and player should have a clear reason to move quickly towards a new deal.
- Pulisic is contracted through 2027, with Milan holding an option for 2028.
- His recovery from injury has delayed any immediate contractual discussions.
- Milan are expected to revisit the matter during the autumn or winter period.
Pavlovic is also viewed as a central figure. The defender is a regular starter but earns €1.7 million net per season under a contract expiring in 2028, with an additional optional year. That salary leaves Milan exposed to interest from clubs abroad able to offer considerably more.
Preliminary conversations have taken place over an extension through 2031, with wages expected to rise to roughly double their current level. Nothing is close to completion, but the relationship between the parties is positive. Pavlovic and his family are settled in Milan, and the serious Turkish proposal he received around 18 months ago no longer appears relevant. Unless an exceptional offer arrives, there is little incentive for him to leave.
Rabiot’s next conversation with the club
Rabiot has made no secret of his satisfaction in Milan, saying that he never considered leaving during the summer and that he is happy at the club. His future nevertheless promises to be one of the more delicate negotiations.
Milan signed him 14 months ago after the dispute with Rowe at Marseille, securing a deal worth €3.5 million per season — a figure below the terms he had previously commanded. The club are expected to speak with him in the coming months about a two-year extension, potentially with an option for a third campaign.
His history suggests that renewal discussions require patience. Juventus managed to keep him in the summer of 2023, but only by extending for a single year the €7 million-a-season contract he had agreed in 2019. He departed a year later, and Milan know that another agreement will depend on timing, performance and the player’s own ambitions.
- Rabiot joined Milan on a €3.5 million-per-season contract.
- A two-year renewal, possibly including an extra-year option, is under consideration.
- His recent level means he will continue to have interested clubs should he become available.
Two English contracts nearing their end
Loftus-Cheek and Tomori are both approaching the end of their contracts, and neither currently appears set for an extension. For now, negotiations are at a standstill.
Loftus-Cheek has featured intermittently. He retains the trust of Amorim, but has not consistently repaid it with his performances. His place in the side will therefore remain linked to what he produces over the coming months.
Tomori’s case has taken a more complicated route. The most recent contact between Milan and his representatives concerned his return to the squad after he spent the second half of August training separately from the main group. He has not yet played, though the crowded programme and the limited number of defenders should create opportunities.
The January window could bring the issue back into focus. On the final day of the previous transfer window, Tomori was close to joining Fulham, but Milan stopped the move because of Gabbia’s injury. If he does not find regular minutes, his departure is likely to become a live possibility again.
- Both Loftus-Cheek and Tomori are due to reach the end of their deals after this season.
- No renewal process is presently moving forward for either player.
- Tomori’s lack of playing time could make a January exit increasingly likely.
Modric’s final Milan season
For Modric, there is no contractual question to resolve. This is expected to be his last season, a decision he reached during the summer after considerable reflection.
His family have already returned to Madrid so that his children can continue their schooling there, and he may join them once the campaign finishes. Until then, his focus remains on Milan and on Croatia, where he has accepted an additional commitment as national-team captain.
His future beyond the season may point back towards Spain, but his present role remains significant. In a Milan squad balancing immediate objectives with several unresolved contracts, Modric’s final tour is one of the few matters already settled.
