AC Milan have been told that the asking price for Youssouf Fofana has now nearly doubled because of the competition that has entered the scene, and now they are having to look into alternatives.

According to the latest from Di Marzio, the name at the top of the list to reinforce the midfield if Fofana, but Manchester United and Atletico Madrid have entered the race and this has complicated things.

The Monegasques are now asking for EUR35m to sell, which is obviously a huge rise in the demands for a player who has 11 months left on his contract. This has forced the management to evaluate other options.

Among these are Adrien Rabiot, who would be available on a free after his contract with Juventus expired, and Richard Rios. The latter currently plays for Palmeiras in Brazil and shone with Colombo at the Copa America earlier this month.

What is interesting is that on July 18 Di Marzio reported that Milan had made a bid worth EUR12m plus bonuses for the 25-year-old France international which was not deemed sufficient.

However, he added that Monaco were still only looking for around EUR18m to sell. That would mean Fofana's price has doubled because of the competition that has arisen.