Romano, a famous reporter, reported that Milan is preparing to raise its offer to Atekame.

Romano said: "AC Milan is preparing to raise the offer to Atekame and complete the deal. The Bernese young man told Milan this morning that their asking price is higher than the 7 million euros Milan's initial offer. Atekame only wants to join Milan."

and another reporter Moreto said: "Milan is fully promoting Atekame's transfer. In the past few hours, the Bernese young man has rejected the first official offer from the Ross and Blacks for the Swiss right-back of 7 million euros, but Milan is preparing to raise the offer in the next few hours. The negotiations have entered an in-depth stage and Milan plans to complete the deal by the middle of this week."