This morning from Portugal, and from the sports newspaper O Jogo, came the news that the Saudi club Al-Hilal are very keen in signing Rafael Leao from Milan with a very high financial offer that could be sent. The Arabs are not yet willing to pay the clause, but it is likely, according to reports, that they will come forward with a three-figure offer, deemed "irresistable" by the Portuguese newspaper.
Al-Hilal's goal is to create an ultra-competitive team that can go all the way in the Club World Cup to be played next summer.
In the Portuguese colleagues' leak, Mario Rui is mentioned, a Portuguese intermediary who already has a lot of experience in Saudi football. In particular, Mario Rui is said to have contacts with the Saudi royal family and was also involved in the multimillion-dollar transfers of Neymar and Otavio last summer, both to Al-Hilal.
It is precisely this intermediary who has been chosen by Antonio Leao, Rafa's father, who will play a prominent role in the negotiation if confirmed, to act as a mediator.
