AC Milan are reportedly braced for an offer from Bayern Munich for Rafael Leao, but the club don’t wish to sell.
Albeit the 25-year-old can be a divisive figure with his inconsistency and perceived poor attitude at times matched with the ability to be a game-winner when in his devastatingly best form, he remains a key player for the Rossoneri either way.
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Leao scored 12 goals and provided 13 assists in 50 appearances last season, and with the expectation of how Massimiliano Allegri will set us up tactically next year, the Portuguese winger is likely to be a fundamental piece in his plans.
However, Sky Sport reports that Milan are going to face a difficult decision potentially this summer, as Bayern want Leao, and are ready to make an offer worth around €50m to €60m, plus a player in exchange.
It’s added that Milan don’t wish to sell Leao though, unless a crazy offer is made, which in turn would suggest that this touted one doesn’t meet that criteria. In turn, it remains to be seen if the Bundesliga champions push to find an agreement or look elsewhere knowing that they likely can’t afford to match our valuation.
MilanNews report slightly different figures with the suggestion that the offer from Bayern is worth around €70m plus a player, with Kim Min-jae, Kingsley Coman and Leon Goretzka touted as the possible players in contention of moving in the opposite direction.
They go on to claim that it could take an offer in the region of €130m to convince Milan to part ways with Leao, but the sense is that both Allegri and sporting director Igli Tare want to keep him this summer, and so time will tell if they get their wish or are forced to give serious consideration to cashing in on our most prized asset.
It already promises to be quite a rebuild for Milan this summer given the level of speculation involving outgoings and incomings, and so it will be fascinating to see if we feel as though our business is done without having to include a Leao sale in that equation.
Based on the reports above, Bayern aren’t seemingly going to disappear any time soon and will put forward an offer, and so we’ll see if Milan’s touted stance on Leao’s future remains firm or not.
