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City join Liverpool and Chelsea in competition to sign Rafael Leao
Manchester City have allegedly joined Liverpool and Chelsea in the competition to sign AC Milan forward Rafael Leao.
As per Italian outlet Calcio Mercato, the 23-year-old knows about the interest displayed in him by the Premier League's main three. Nonetheless, Leao needs to remain at the San Siro following a great season.
The Portuguese worldwide had a significant impact in directing the Rossoneri to their most memorable Scudetto in 10 years. He got multiple times and given 12 aids his 42 appearances across all contests last season.
Not set in stone to proceed with his improvement at Milan under director Stefan Pioli, having proactively burned through three years at the club. Predominately utilized as a winger, the flexible forward can likewise play as a middle forward.
Milan chief Paolo Maldini as of late told Gazzetta dello Sport, according to HITC Sport, that his star aggressor isn't available to be purchased. He expressed that clubs would need to pay the player's €150 million delivery statement. The Italian said:
"He is distant, that is without a doubt. He is as yet a harsh precious stone and worked on a great deal in a year. We marked him when he was a seat player at Lille for €24 million and embedded a €150 million delivery condition since we had confidence in him a ton."
"He has forever been a possible boss and simply required some assistance. Later on, things could change in the event that Milan were not at his level or the other way around. Yet, both are in a time of dramatic development at this moment."
Could Serie A hotshot be ideal for Manchester City, Liverpool or Chelsea?
The left-winger has two years left on his agreement at the Italian goliaths. He unquestionably can possibly be one of European football's driving aggressors.
Manchester City's quest for the aggressor is charming as they have previously marked focus advances Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.
Chelsea have a lot of choices in assault, including fresh debut Raheem Sterling, as well as Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Be that as it may, with Mason Mount being the Blues' top scorer last term (15), they are almost certainly needing more proficient strikers.
Liverpool sold Sadio Mane before in the late spring and supplanted him with 23-year-old Benfica whiz Darwin Nunez. Leao's flexibility and speed would make him an optimal choice for Jurgen Klopp. The 23-year-old would make a decent expansion to an assault highlighting Mo Salah, Jordan Henderson, and Diogo Jota.
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