Milan Transfer Market: Rafael Leao Has a Dream That’s Holding Up Negotiations

Milan continues to work on player departures as well, and one of the most delicate situations involves Rafael Leao. The Rossoneri are aiming to raise at least 50 million euros from the sale of the Portuguese forward, and officials at Via Aldo Rossi hope that negotiations could soon get underway, potentially bringing an end to a seven-season stint with the club.

Leao’s priority would be to move to the Premier League, but at the moment, the most financially concrete offers are coming from clubs in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The former Sporting player’s future therefore remains to be seen, with Milan waiting for the right offer to give the green light for his departure.

At the World Cup in North America, Leao showed promising signs regarding his market value: against Croatia, he provided the assist for the decisive goal by new Rossoneri signing Gonçalo Ramos, catching the eye of Europe’s top clubs, even though he failed to make the same impact against Spain.

The Leao situation is inevitably intertwined with Milan’s transfer strategies, made even more urgent by Christian Pulisic’s injury. The American suffered a microfracture in the tibia and fibula area, as well as a bone contusion, during the U.S. team’s World Cup loss to Belgium, and will be sidelined for several weeks. The Rossoneri, who have already invested around 100 million euros to sign Gonçalo Ramos and Mario Gila, now find themselves having to accelerate their search for a new offensive wild card.