Rafael Leão was back in full training at Milanello, though whether he features against Venezia on Friday night is still not settled.
The forward had been sidelined by a muscle problem in recent weeks, an absence that kept him out of Sunday's Serie A opener against Torino. His return to group work is the first sign that issue is behind him, even if the coaching staff have not yet committed to including him in the squad.
That fitness question sits alongside a transfer situation that will not go away. Two clubs are pushing hardest for Leão, Galatasaray and Aston Villa, with the Turkish side the only one to have lodged an official offer to Milan so far.
Galatasaray are said to have already reached an agreement in principle with the player over personal terms, wages included. The sticking point is the fee. They have yet to meet Milan's valuation, and there has been talk of a second bid to close the gap.
The distance between the parties is clear. Milan are holding firm at €50-60m for the former Lille man, while Galatasaray are willing to go up to €42m with bonuses. Aston Villa's interest, for now, stays in the background rather than turning into a concrete proposal.
For a player of Leão's profile, an €8-18m gap between demand and offer is the kind of space that decides whether a deal happens at all, and Milan's refusal to move suggests they are in no rush to sell at a discount.
Both threads now run in parallel: his availability for Friday rests with the staff, and his future rests on whether Galatasaray return with the money Milan want.