Through a statement published in your account on Twittero Milan refuted a report published by the Gazzetta dello Sport in which the club and the Portuguese striker Rafael Leão would have ended the conversations for the renewal of the player.
According to the note, the Italian team informs that “the negotiations with Rafael Leão were not interrupted”. In addition, it criticizes the content reported by the journal.
“The journalistic narrative of an alleged separation between the parties is not only unfounded but also harmful to the Club and its player. Milan, in fact, is in continuous dialogue with Leão and his team in a serene and professional climate”, he writes.
Regarding the article published today in Gazzetta dello Sport entitled “Leão Milan total rupture”, Milan emphasizes that negotiations with Rafael Leão have not been interrupted. pic.twitter.com/QIy6E45gu4
— AC Milan BR (@acmilanbr) January 31, 2023
Rafael Leão responds to journalist and numbers at Milan
In turn, the player himself responded by thanking the post of the Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, specialist in the transfer market, informing Milan’s posture and stating that “talks for a new deal have not collapsed”.
With a contract until June 2024, that is, for another season and a half, Rafael Leão was one of the highlights in winning the last title of the Rossonero in the Italian Championship, in 2021/22. In fact, the Portuguese was elected the best player of the competition.
The striker arrived at the Italian club in the 2019/20 season and has since played 142 games, with 36 goals and 27 assists. Before, he passed through Lille, from France, and Sporting, from Portugal, where he was revealed. In the current season, Leão has 16 goal appearances in 27 games – nine goals and seven final passes.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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