**AC Milan will soon make a call on whether or not to proceed with the deadline day signing of Jean-Philippe Mateta, a report claims.**
According to Sky (via [MilanNews](https://www.milannews.it/calciomercato-milan/sky-mateta-milan-a-breve-l-esito-occhio-anche-alla-juventus-606116)), it’s almost time to see how the Mateta-Milan situation will end up. The player is undergoing additional medical checks requested by the Rossoneri’s doctors following some concerns about the striker’s knee condition.
A response is expected shortly, but the broadcaster says to keep an eye on Juventus, who have already expressed interest in the Frenchman in the recent past. If a move to Milan doesn’t materialise, the Bianconeri are reportedly ready to offer Crystal Palace a loan deal for the centre-forward.
So, all of a sudden a rather drastic crossroads has come about for Milan. They must either decide to invest in Mateta perhaps with some uncertainty about his condition, or abandon the deal entirely and risk seeing him end up at a rival for the top four.
This is not the first time that Milan have been rather cautious when it comes to medicals for signings. Victor Boniface and Marc Pubill are two players who looked set to join in the summer, until their medical [**revealed concerns which were not resolved**](https://sempremilan.com/milan-caution-mateta-boniface-pubill-precedents).