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"Leeds United are reportedly close to landing AC Milan youngster Zan Benedicic following the collapse of negotiations for Federico Viviani.  &amp;nbsp; #475750199 / gettyimages.com  Massimo Cellino and Nicola Salerno looked set to press on with their Italian revolution at Leeds by bringing in 22-year-old Roma midfielder Federico Viviani on loan. Marco Silvestri, Tommaso Bianchi, Souleymane Doukara and Gaetano Berardi have already arrived from the peninsula this summer and Viviani looked primed to join the quartet as a top target for the Yorkshire club.   &amp;nbsp; #477662325 / gettyimages.com  The Giallorossi youngster&amp;rsquo;s agent confirmed interest from the Whites last month and his signing looked imminent over the past weeks - but on Saturday Cellino said there would be no move. He rather bluntly told the Yorkshire Post: &amp;ldquo;I&amp;rsquo;ve already decided. He is out.&amp;rdquo; With Viviani&amp;rsquo;s proposed Elland Road switch having gone the way of Jonathan Rossini&amp;rsquo;s similarly failed move, however, Cellino doesn&amp;rsquo;t seem content to sit back. SkySports&amp;nbsp;have now indicated that Leeds are 'closing in' on completing a deal to take 18-year-old Milan midfielder Zan Benedicic on loan. Whilst Viviani is more of a box-to-box presence in the centre of the park, Benedicic is an attacking midfielder who has carved out a fine reputation for himself in Milan&amp;rsquo;s Primavera side. Earlier in the month Italian sources claimed that Leeds had enquired after the Slovenian&amp;rsquo;s availability with Milan - so it&amp;rsquo;s possible negotiations had been brewing alongside those for Viviani. SEE ALSO: Yorkshire Latest: Midfielder set for Leeds, Barnsley land former Chelsea stopperAt any rate, Cellino has seemed determined to get his hands on a highly-rated youngster from one of the Italian top flight&amp;rsquo;s giants and with Viviani not arriving from Roma, Benedicic fits the bill in that regard with his Diavolo status. Benedicic is yet to feature in the first team for Milan - Viviani boasts both Serie A and Serie B experience - and Milan as such are reportedly content to see him cut his teeth in the Championship with Leeds.Could Benedicic be a success at Leeds without any top flight experience?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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