AC Milan, in the Champions League, faces important rivals with big names and many trophies. There is Liverpool, Porto and Atlético Madrid. The latter club are the defending Champions of La Liga. Diego Simeone's side managed to grab a win against Stefano Pioli's Rossoneri in what was a controversial game, to say the least. But, it seems as though that a player in particular from Il Diavolo has caught the attention of the Spaniards.
In the game against the Spanish heavyweights, Rafael Leao continued to amaze in the biggest stage of them all, in the Champions League at the San Siro.
The AC Milan forward who scored the third goal against Atalanta, also put the ball past the net of Jan Oblak on that Tuesday night. Besides, a beautiful and stunning overhead kick oozed confidence and much strength that made Diego Simeone take note of the young talent.
Such a performance in the European elite competition makes the pricetag skyrocket for anyone who wants to sign Rafael Leao from Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara.
Atletico Madrid must convince AC Milan with a big offer...
Leao is deemed highly by AC Milan as the club would only even start considering a sale if a fee of 40 million euros is presented on the table. Atlético Madrid are keeping track of the Portuguese winger along with the Premier League clubs, writes Calciomercatoweb.it.
The source points out that a fierce competition and an interesting auction could break out to see if anyone is capable of tempting the Rossoneri and Rafael Leao himself. For their part, AC Milan management will have to prepare themselves and protect their interest in case a big offer comes...
