AC Milan's Rafael Leao was elected as best player of last season at the Gran Gala yesterday. In addition to this award, the Portuguese striker last night finished in 14th place in the Ballon d'Or standings.
Mike Maignan won the award for best Serie A goalkeeper and came in 27th in the Ballon d'Or rankings. He was ranked as 5th best goalkeeper in the world as well. Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez were also named among the best defenders in Serie A.
Great honours for the Rossoneri players who must have the goal of improving themselves next season. From this point, they can only grow. As for the Portuguese star Rafael Leao, it's up to AC Milan to keep him happy and convince him to sign on a new deal with them that sees him stay beyond the current expiry date in his contract: June 2024.
