Overview
- Multiple reports say AC Milan are willing to listen to offers for Rafael Leão and may accept a substantially reduced fee, with Italian outlets citing a figure near £43m.
- Journalist Fabrizio Romano published that Leão told Sport TV he is ready for a 'new chapter' and has decided to leave AC Milan, a development reported on Saturday by several outlets.
- Leão has given mixed public messages: he told the Cernucci podcast he 'likes United' while other Italian reports say he told Zlatan Ibrahimović he wants to stay and redeem himself at Milan.
- Manchester United have placed Leão on a shortlist of wide‑player targets but have not lodged a formal bid, and sources caution he is one of several options rather than United's top priority.
- Milan's fifth‑place finish, loss of Champions League revenue and the sacking of Massimiliano Allegri have increased the club's need to balance the books and make player sales a likely part of their summer rebuild.