Multiple reports are claiming that Bayern Munich are preparing an offer for Rafael Leao that they hope will tempt them to sell.
While at the centre of lots of speculation, Leao became a UEFA Nations League champion last night. After being on the bench in the semi-final against Germany due to the flu, he started from the bench again yesterday against Spain.
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However, this time he entered the field in the 75th minute and he earned rave reviews for his electrifying performance. The match was decided by a penalty shootout, and it was Alvaro Morata who missed before Ruben Neves scored.
Bayern ready Leao assault
According to what La Repubblica (via MilanNews) have published this morning, the German club are ready to present Milan with an offer of €50m plus either centre-back Kim Min-Jae or midfielder Leao Goretzka.
However, this offer will not be enough to convince the Rossoneri management in the eyes of the paper, because they are asking for at least €90m (in cash, with no counterparts) to sit down and negotiate.
Meanwhile, SportMediaset (via PianetaMilan) report that Bayern have had a bid of €70m plus a counterpart rejected, but they are ready to try again with an offer totalling €100m.
It is not yet the amount that the Rossoneri consider adequate to let the Portuguese leave, but certainly an offer to seriously consider and evaluate.
At least €90 plus Kim will be good deal
Money, and 0 injured players on a really high salary is a much better deal. Kim is both of those.
Palihnha + 60ml is good deal
Palhinha gets 40% more than Leao. You think he will reduce his salary by over 50%? Or he should be Milan best paid player? I’d say no to both, unrealistic.
The only good thing about Allegri is that he isn’t a coward. I doubt he will let management sell out the whole team and take the blame later. So, he won’t let them sell Leao unless Bayern offers like 120M. And then Chiesa is coming to replace him. I’d rather keep Leao.
The problem is Leão has expressed his desire to leave the club, so how do you work with a player that no longer wishes to be here.
Did not happen.
He’s under contract. He’s getting paid. He’s a professional. You tell him you expect him to be a professional and honor his contract. If he acts up of doesn’t play hard you tell him he won’t play at all, which I don’t think he would want with the World Cup coming up next year.
Please I don’t really understand the thinking of some of our fans and management atimes, we had all of these so called super players last season but see where they landed us ,to me I’ll prefer selling Rafa, Theo,Maignan and RLC, because each of these mentioned in occasion last season contributed to some of our losses and
draws, so let them go,use the money made and buy some willing and hungry players who will give their all for the success of the the club
Ok. Anyone that mentions 4 first team players for sale removes themselves from conversation. Have a good day!
Serious enough to pay the release clause?
Hilarious what competent clubs do:
They strengthen by offering cash plus unwanted players for the best players of other clubs.
What does our club do? Sell the best players for cash and unwanted players/scraps of other clubs…
Right On…
You don’t get the US logic. If they sell one top player per year and buy 4 or 5 x 20M players they will probably have one to sell next or season after that. And then we need deadwood to play, who will play?
Yea but their success rate with the 20mil purchases has been what? Puli & Reijnders? One of whom is already sold, and the other with one foot already out the door… Maybe Fofana? The rest have been duds.
20mil purchases don’t guarantee hits. more often than not they are flops, e.g. Musah, Chuky, RLC, and so on.
Yes, they guarantee income. They don’t care about anything else. But if you can sell the bad ones for about the same amount (minus amortisation) you didn’t lose money on them. And you made money on the hit.
I’m joking a bit but it isn’t far from the truth.
Do you forget which league Milan play in? €20-30 million is more than the average cost of the players signed by all the top clubs in Italy save for Juve and Napoli and for good reason, those players (€40+ million) command higher salaries and that cannot be sustained. There’s a reason Napoli sold Krava and have been trying to sell Osimhen.
Spot on.
We bety sell him now. With a bad season , next years nobody will make on offer for him. Sell now. He’s replaceable. He’s not a big champion, just like Theo and Maignan. Medium to good players at best. With them was a very bad last season.
Glad that rats are leaving : Maignan, Lazy Theo and now the Rapper
Check goretzkas salary! Ask for laimer, around him you can build a team
I do believe that regardless of how much we like or dislike certain players there are some that should leave. In my opinion Maignan, Theo and Leao needs to be moved out.
I would have kept Reinjders but I think he wanted to leave too after reading a statement he made about how much he couldn’t wait to join Man City.
With that said Milan will have more than enough to rebuild the team with quality players for the starting lineup and the bench.
What I don’t want to see is Milan investing in players over age 26/27 because if these players flop it will be difficult to move them out.
Therefore we should only target players who are playing well in their respective leagues who are between the ages of 22 and 26.
PSG has a policy of not signing players older than 26 because it’s easier to mold and motivate younger players who have already exhibited their qualities like Rayan Cherki for example.
There are players out their of his age like Malik Tilman, Edon Zeghrova who are ready for a top club.
Come on, at least with Rafa we still have plenty of leverage. I would insist on an sum around 150M and say to Bayern: take it or leave it, baby.
Leao will not be sold…. He his the right tool for Allegri’s counter attacking football ! I wish we would buy Chiesa to allow Puli the chance to roam freely in the middle of the park
Whatever. Just knep Pulisic as he is the most consistent player since Ibrahimovics first Milan spell.
Don’t sell our fastest player who plays a role in about a third of our goals.
If Leao is sold, at least 100m please. Then easy go get Garnacho. Nothing else.
“the German club are ready to present Milan with an offer of €50m plus either centre-back Kim Min-Jae or midfielder Leao Goretzka.“ Oh fk off 😂
It’s difficult to get past the fact that when Maldini left, Leao immediately said if he had known that would happen then he wouldn’t have extended his contract months before. Plus the noise of Maignan thinking about a transfer request after it happened. Then their performances plummet. Same with Theo. Can’t help think that whoever they go to next, you’re going to see a raise in their performances. That’ll be a hard watch
I agree, i am 100% sure that Leao will dominate in the Bundesliga and with Bayern overall and i hope that we get at least 100mil for him and spend it all on a good transfer market this window. With all starters leaving the club there should be 200+ mil to spend if the fools with suit and ties allow Tare and Allegri that….
u american bums !!!!!! U wonna sell Leao now? Selling Leao would be the final nail. u can sell the whole team but even thinking to sell this guy tells me that u Americans bums are nothing but blood sucking mosquitoes. The darkest day in Milan history is the day u american bums brought ur average Chelsea bench warmer with u, along with these american baseball fans and entered our club. go to hell !!!! Sell Leao ? 👏