Galatasaray aren’t willing to meet the asking price that AC Milan have set for Rafael Leao, but according to a report, they could adopt the strategy to get a better deal.
Leao’s future continues to be a mystery as there hasn’t really been any concrete movement on his departure. In fact, it has even been reported lately that he could stay at the club, which would be very surprising considering his words at the start of the summer.
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Galatasaray are supposedly in the race, having held talks above all with the player’s entourage, but Milan’s asking price of €50m remains the stumbling block. The fact that Fenerbahce have seemingly left the race too hasn’t helped.
September move: a last resort
According to Nico Schira, Galatasaray aren’t willing to pay what Milan are asking for their stars, and have thus set sights on three other candidates for the winger position. However, it doesn’t mean that they have completely given up on Leao.
Since the Turkish transfer window closes later than the other windows, they could wait until the start of September to see if Milan are willing to come down at all. Without a reduction, though, they will definitely abandon the race.
It’s similar to what they did with Victor Osimhen back in 2024, as Schira notes, when they signed the striker from Napoli on loan (initially, then they paid €75m).
No matter how this ends, it’s clear that everything should have been handled better from start.
Cardinale is a clown. Now he won’t sell him for over 40M because he shot into his own feet in May. Good job!
I still can’t get over the fee for Ramos.
I don’t mind the fee. Sometimes you have to pay and even overpay if you want that player. And Amorim wanted him at United as well. But the rest. Nobody sold, nothing done. I can’t get over that and the amateurism in the club.
The fee is fine. Letting go of Leao for 35 million will cover just a bit more than half. They just need to let him go and be done with it. Keeping him here will not be good for the team.
It’s not fine at all.
Can’t say that. He hasn’t played any competitive matches for Milan.
Yes pay 74 mil for a player to produce an unknown amount of goal contributions but let the one that has been consistently 20+ leave for half that price. Brilliant!
Consistently 20+ lmao
With you bud! That’s just astonishing
You’re a smart man. The attacking role market is out of reach lately. Diamonde had one good season Real about to 140 including bonuses. Look at Anthony Gordon 80 mil. Do you think he’s worth that? When there’s a lack of option anyone who has potential will be worth a lot.
Great goal today by Karetsas vs Arsenal
Just keep Leao, we need him anyway.
Need is a big word…he can be useful or useless purely as his mood dictates.
Exactly.
the problem is limited option at front,
it’s between him or useless fw (wether in-mood or not) Nkunku & Gimenez
Just sell him for 35 million and be the end of it. He’s in terrible form and it will only get worse from here on out. He doesn’t care about Milan or football. Maybe he can go into music instead as he always wanted.
agreed
I don’t see ACM going for this. Mainly because the money comes in too late to buy players. ACM is going to have to play Leão in an attempt to increase his value. A January sale?
I guess it depends on whether he’s considered a starter in Amorim’s system by then. If he is, I doubt we’d sell.
The fact that not one club in the top five leagues has made an offer for Leao says everything. He dreams of Arsenal or Barca but they know his toxic attitude. Sell him and let him rot in the Turkish league and fade into anonymity.