A rumor from the Spanish publication Fichajes claims that Barcelona will have the opportunity to recruit Rafael Leao in 2024. The current La Liga champions have accepted Jorge Mendes’ offer to play for the Portugal national team. While everything is going on, Serie A powerhouse AC Milan will ask for almost €100 million to sell its talisman.
Rafael Leao joined AC Milan from LOSC Lille in August 2019, and since then, he has established himself as one of the top players in the world. The 24-year-old was consistently a highly anticipated talent while playing for Sporting CP. At San Siro, he has raised the bar on his performances.
The international player from Portugal has served as the Rossoneri’s patron saint and helped them win the Serie A championship in 2021–2022. Leao, meanwhile, has had a solid start to the 2023–24 season, recording one goal and two assists in three outings. The player’s future at AC Milan is in doubt, nevertheless, since Barcelona has made an offer, thanks to Jorge Mendes.
Numerous reports have already connected the AC Milan talisman to a number of illustrious organizations, including Manchester City. In the summer 2024 transfer window, Barcelona will now have the chance to wrest him away from the Serie A club.
Barcelona and Jorge Mendes have a good working connection. The Blaugrana have worked with the Portuguese super-agent to make sure that various player transfers have gone smoothly over the past few transfer windows. He never hesitates to offer his consumers to Barcelona in the meanwhile. Leao is the most recent in a long line of athletes who have played for the Catalan club.
Additionally, he worked to get Manuel Ugarte to transfer from Sporting CP to Barcelona last summer before he went to Paris Saint-Germain. But given that Ferran Torres is having trouble asserting his power at the Catalan club, Leao might be a long-term option. But Barcelona’s situation is made more difficult by AC Milan’s €100 million asking price.
The current La Liga champions are unable to pay a player’s transfer fee of €100 million. But Mendes won’t stop advocating for Leao to relocate to Barcelona the following year. It will therefore be intriguing to watch if the Blaugrana can acquire the Portuguese international from the Serie A giants in 2024.
