Matteo Moretto has given a further update on Rafael Leao’s renewal, revealing his belief that he might not earn more money from it.
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On Tuesday, Daniele Longo reported that the management want to reward Leao with a contract extension. His current deal expires in 2028, having last renewed in 2022-23, so there is no immediate sense of panic like there is with other players like Mike Maignan.
Then, Matteo Moretto confirmed that the Rossoneri are speaking with the Portuguese’s camp about a contract extension. Naturally, one would presume that a pay rise will be part of it, but now some further claims have suggested otherwise.
Salary ceiling to remain?
Matteo Moretto responded to a question on X about Leao’s renewal. It started from the notion that Milan will struggle to sign Dusan Vlahovic because of their salary ceiling, with a fan wondering what a possible new deal for Rafa will mean for that ceiling.
“From what I understand it won’t be raised. Maybe they’ll change the structure between the fixed base and bonuses, maybe they’ll ‘facilitate’ some bonuses, maybe some add-ons,” he said.
“A while ago I wrote that they would raise the salary cap (precisely because I knew about Rafa’s possible renewal) but that was the imprecision because to date they have denied it.”