Overview
- Leão decided on Friday to leave AC Milan and agreed terms to join Galatasaray, with his omission from Milan's Venezia match signalling the move.
- Reports put the transfer value at about €45m with one breakdown listing €40m plus €3m in bonuses and a 20% future resale clause, though clubs have not yet confirmed final figures.
- The player is reported to have signed a multi‑year contract worth roughly €12m per season, a wage that reportedly outweighed Aston Villa’s Premier League offer of about €7.5m per year.
- Milan’s book value for Leão was published at €11.2m, meaning a confirmed €45m sale would create a capital gain near €29m, and Sporting CP is reported to be due roughly €1.3m under FIFA’s solidarity rules.
- Sporting‑born Leão leaves after seven seasons, about 291 appearances and 80 goals, and his arrival completes Galatasaray’s high‑profile attacking recruitment as the club prepares for European competition.