After losing out to Inter Milan in the race for David Suazo, AC Milan are set to launch a bid for Valencia's star striker David Villa.
The Milan bosses have once again been forced to intensify their search for a front man, and while that have not given up on their hopes of landing either Andriy Shevchenko or Samuel Eto'o, a plan B is now in place.
The Corriere dello Sport suggest that the Rossoneri will make an approach for David Villa, offering Valencia 16 million euros and Ricardo Oliveira (rated at 8-10 million) in a bid to convince them to sell.
If true, it will be a rather optimisting approach, as Valencia are unlikely to accept anything less than 40 million euros for the player.
However, there are suggestions that Milan are making the offer simply to test the waters, and will improve their bid if the Che bosses show a willingness to sell.
Thus far, Valencia have only mentioned a rather prohibitive 70 million sum in order to ward off interest, and the forward has himself pledged his future to the club.
However, Quique Sanchez Flores' plans for the summer are as yet unknown, after he finally managed to wrest control of the technical side of the club from Amedeo Carboni.
If Valencia do decide to sell, there is likely to be nothing short of war, with Chelsea and Liverpool both keen on him as well.
