AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is open to a late deal for Cagliari defender Davide Astori.

Astori was benched for today's defeat to Milan.

Allegri said: "I think Davide is one of the best Italian defenders in circulation. We have good defenders anyway and I am happy with what we've got. Astori would be useful for many clubs, so we'll see what happens."

 For the big stories and the banter follow us on Twitter: @tribalfootball