AC Milan are close to securing the signing of Japan's
World Cup sensation, Keisuke Honda, from CSKA Moscow,
Goal.com can reveal.
The Italian giants made an offer of £10.9m (€13m) on Thursday, to
which the Russian club responded requesting an increased bid of
£12.5m (€15m), and now sources from within the Rossoneri are
confident of securing the Japanese star's signature
imminently.
"We are very close to signing Honda, the clubs are very close to
finding an agreement," said the source. "[Milan coach Massimiliano]
Allegri likes him a lot and wants to see him playing alongside
[Alexandre] Pato and Ronaldinho."
Honda, 24, has been the subject of widespread attention and
admiration for his impressive performances for CSKA Moscow in the
2009-10 Champions League, followed by a superb World Cup campaign
for Japan, in which he scored three eye-catching goals.
The forward - who can play as a striker or in a slightly deeper
position, and is best known for his lethal left foot - has been
linked with Arsenal, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Everton, Atletico
Madrid, Deportiva La Coruna and Valencia, among others.