Rafael Leao Ac Milan Contract has been reportedly extended till 2028 as Portuguese young star pen down five-year new deal.
The 23-year-old, Rafael Leao Ac Milan join from Lille in August 2018, has been rewarded for helping his side progress to the semi-final stage of the Champions League.
Leao was heavily linked with a move away from San Siro last summer, with Chelsea believed to have failed with at least two offers for the Portugal international late in the window.
Manchester United, Manchester City and Real Madrid are also among the clubs to be credited with an interest in the forward over the last few months.
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However, according to The Athletic, Leao has now come to an agreement with Ac Milan over a contract which will run until the summer of 2028.
The forward’s existing deal at San Siro is due to expire in June 2024, and it had been suggested that he would be sold this summer unless a new contract was agreed.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Rafael Leao Ac Milan new contract will be worth €7m (£6.1m) per season, while the attacker will also receive a signing bonus of €2m (£1.7m).
Leao has again been in strong form in Serie A this season, scoring 12 goals and registering eight assists in 32 appearances, with Milan currently fifth in the table on 61 points.
However, the superstar Rafael Leao is injured and probably wont even make the bench for tonight’s Champions League semifinal first leg Ac Milan against Inter Milan.
Leao injured himself in the first half during AC Milan’s impressive 2-0 win over Lazio in the Serie A this past weekend forcing him to come off.
Since then it has been reported that the Portuguese international winger has suffered an elongation of his right abductor muscle.
Rossoneri coach Stefano Pioli claimed yesterday that he had to look up the injury on Google, as the he considered the terminology of Leao’s injury to be confusing.
Stefano Pioli:
“I too searched for the word ‘elongation’ on Google when the results of the exams came out.
He’ll be here tomorrow [today] morning and try to overcome it. He could even play, but only if he’s OK.
“Either he plays or he won’t be selected for the bench, it will depend on the intensity of the work he’ll be able to do.
Based on the characteristics of the player, Leao is someone who must be 100% to make the difference.”
“We must put a great team effort worthy of the Champions League semifinal.
We have been a team suffering and struggling. Something extraordinary will be needed.”
AC Milan host Inter Milan in the first leg of the Semifinal of the Champions League tonight.
