It would be fair to say that there is a case of Rafael Leao mania gripping AC Milan at the moment thanks to the recent displays of the electric winger.
La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) focuses on the Portuguese talent in this morning’s edition of their paper, underlining how his value has grown a lot in the last year as he now has a market value of at least €60m.
There is no doubting that the 22-year-old has become the real top player of Milan as he has managed to combine the skills everyone knew he had – such as speed and dribbling – with more awareness, a more clinical side in front of goal and perhaps most importantly some consistency.
There are lots of bold comparisons being attributed at the moment, with the paper mentioning the likes of Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappe (who of course seems to be from another planet, even if some characteristics are similar) and even George Weah for his ability to glide past players.
Milan have a real gem on their hands, one that hit double figures in goals for the season and is hitting form at the right time in the Scudetto push.
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The only problem with leao is his attitude, his attitude is very low and that might cost him being a world class player
What about his attitude? Is it his constant smile on the pitch? Kessie is the only one I see with a bad attitude.
@Kossy, nothing’s wrong with his attitude Bro.
Leao is not a player who’s showboating.
He’s playing for fun and us the fans should just appreciate and enjoy it while it lasts.
The Milan of old is known for some of the characteristics which Leao possess, e.g Ricardo Kaka, Shevchenko and Alexandre Pato.
That flair, speed, elegance and a killer instinct in front of goal. What more could you possibly ask for from a boy of 22?
His attitude is very low? What’s that supposed to mean?
Clearly you mistake him with Balotelli or Niang.
If it’s smile, what about ronaldinho and jay jay
@Solomon, I don’t just understand what @Kossy was trying to point out about Leao.
This our generation is becoming more and more terrible 😔.
Imagine classifying someone who’s always playing with a big smile on his face as having a bad attitude?
According to his logic, for a footballer to achieve greatness nowadays, he/she must be rude, proud and arrogant.
@Nesta 13, I guess what kossy means is not bad attitude but mentality, Leao in my opinion is a more talented player than Mbappe, but he lacks the mentality of an elite player. He needs to challenge himself he has the potential to win the Ballon D or
60 m? if lautaro is 90+ as they say then leao is 150+