{"id":4923,"date":"2026-08-05T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:24:09","slug":"why-rafael-leao-could-stay-at-milan-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.matteocoachperformance.it\/?p=4923","title":{"rendered":"Why Rafael Le\u00e3o could stay at Milan this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">2<\/i><\/p>\n<p>For months now, it has been assumed that Rafael Le\u00e3o will leave Milan this summer. Once the poster boy at San Siro, the Portuguese has become an outcast at the club.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_page_title - under_page_title --><\/p>\n<p>However, despite receiving a fair few offers, the 27-year-old is still at Milan, and now it is possible he may stick around yet.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <em>La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em>, new Milan boss Ruben Amorim does not deem his compatriot surplus to requirements and could find a room him in his 3-4-2-1 setup.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_first_paragraph - under_first_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The most prominent offers for Le\u00e3o have arrived from the Saudi Pro League, where he doesn\u2019t intend to move to right now, and from the Turkish S\u00fcper Lig through Galatasaray and Fenerbah\u00e7e, who are willing to offer him as much as \u20ac12 million per season including bonuses. He currently earns \u20ac7 million annually at Milan.<\/p>\n<p>While a move to T\u00fcrkiye has not yet been ruled out, Le\u00e3o has his sights set on a Premier League move, with Tottenham and Man United having been linked with him, though no concrete offers appear on the horizon. If a move to England isn\u2019t on the cards, Le\u00e3o may yet remain in Italy and try work things out at Milan, where he still has two years remaining on his contract.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>A move borne out of necessity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Some fresh Turkish wind could do wonders for Le\u00e3o given how things have been in recent months, but there\u2019s no denying that, for all the money the S\u00fcper Lig sides are offering in wages, the league remains a weaker one compared to the top European leagues that boast Champions League hopefuls.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><!-- End Ezoic - wp_under_second_paragraph - under_second_paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If the Premier League does not come calling, staying at Milan wouldn\u2019t be the worst option. Amorim\u2019s back-three setup requires a lot of work off-the-ball, but operating in his 3-4-2-1 as a left-sided attacker could prove to be beneficial for Le\u00e3o, given he\u2019ll have the freedom to move out wide as well as get in centrally more so than an out-and-out winger, and in his pomp he has thrived in the half-space.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, if he does want to move, some decent pre-season outings could yet persuade a suitable club to take a punt on him.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Anshuman Joshi | GIFN<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsitaly.com\/2026\/why-rafael-leao-could-stay-at-milan-this-summer\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 For months now, it has been assumed that Rafael Le\u00e3o will leave Milan this summer. Once the poster boy at San Siro, the Portuguese has become an outcast at the club. However, despite receiving a fair few offers, the 27-year-old is still at Milan, and now it is possible he may stick around yet. 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