AC Milan are in advanced negotiations with Chelsea over a permanent deal for Fikayo Tomori, according to multiple sources.
Tomori spent the second half of the 2020/2021 campaign on loan at the San Siro.
The England defender did enough across 22 appearances to convince the Rossoneri that he is worth keeping around.
Chelsea included a purchase option for Milan in the loan agreement that was struck back in January.
Serie A heavyweights were made aware that it would cost them £26 million ($37m) to keep the 23-year-old in Italy.
The Rossoneri would like to lower that asking price, or pay in full over a series of instalments.
Said discussions have been delaying a definitive decision being made, with talks still ongoing.