Journalist Alfredo Pedullà believes that the confidence that the AC Milan management have regarding Rafael Leao’s renewal is ‘not justified’.
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The Leao renewal saga continues to take up plenty of space in the newspaper and online with his contract set to expire in June 2024 and nothing to suggest that talks are moving towards an agreement ahead of the summer window.
If there were no pen on paper by the end of the season then the management would have to think about selling their most valuable asset rather than run the risk of letting him leave on a free transfer the following year.
Alfredo Pedulla spoke in an editorial for Sportitalia and gave an update on the state of play regarding the possible contract extension of the Portuguese forward. His comments were relayed by PianetaMilan.
“At least Mr. Rafael has the good sense and good taste not to make fun of others. In short, he doesn’t act like Franck [Kessie] who swore he wanted to stay at Milan. Rafael is Leao, Franck is simply Kessie, maybe it’s superfluous to add it but in any case, it’s better to do it,” he said.
“Leao rejected the unfounded optimists, they had guaranteed his renewal with respect to the contract expiring in 2024. It was the optimism that came from Casa Milan, not justified by the facts. Leao limited himself to saying that he is fine in Rossoneri. ‘At the end of the season we’ll see’, he added and here he contradicted himself a bit.
“If there were real will, we should talk and make it concrete now. His story has always been messed up, because the story of the fine weighs but if there was a will, a solution would be found.”
