JUST IN: Player arrives Lombardy capital to complete Milan transfer – view

RB Salzburg defender Strahinja Pavlovic landed in Milan on Monday evening and is ready to complete his transfer to the club.

The 23-year-old Serbian centre back emerged as one of the Rossoneri’s primary targets to bolster Paulo Fonseca’s defence this summer following an impressive two-year spell in Austria, which convinced Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani.

Milan have agreed to sign Pavlovic from RB Salzburg in a deal worth around €18m plus €2m in add-ons, ready to partner him with Fikayo Tomori. In the meantime, Newcastle United are heavily linked with a move for Malick Thiaw, freeing up space in the defence.

Pavlovic ready to join Milan

Pavlovic arrived in the Lombardy capital on Monday evening to carry out his medicals and is now ready to complete his transfer to Milan, with the final details now being resolved.

The Serbian defender rejected a move to Atletico Madrid in order to push through the transfer to the Rossoneri. During his two years with RB Salzburg, the 23-year-old scored six goals and provided six assists across 71 appearances.