Tuttosport: Leao gives mandate to search for January Milan exit amid Barcelona interest

Rafael Leao’s situation is certainly challenging, and an exit from AC Milan could be possible, way before anyone expected, though.

Unfortunately for Milan, the Leao who won Serie A MVP seems light years away, and whilst the shell is left, the exciting player who often single-handedly won the Rossoneri games has gone. Instead, the club are left with a player who impresses in spells.

However, the hope of a return to his former self has not gone, and with the winger recently ‘vowing’ to improve himself after a poor start to the season, perhaps, the true Leao could return. This requires a chance, though, and at present, Paulo Fonseca prefers to look elsewhere than the winger.

For this reason, Tuttosport (via Milan News) reports that the Portuguese has given his entourage a mandate to ‘find a possible solution’ for the January mercato. The spark between him and Fonseca has not been lit, and there are no signs of that changing at present.

Barcelona are continuing to watch his situation with keen interest, and whilst a ‘rift’ is not past the point of no return, it could ‘erupt’ soon. Leao would stay at Milan if things changed with Fonseca, but his request to search for alternatives is telling of his hope for this.