As reported already by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Rafael Leao is wanted by Chelsea who are in contacts with his agent Jorge Mendes. Calciomercato.com confirm the news and also write that the Blues are yet to present an offer to the Rossoneri for the signing of the Portuguese winger.
As per the website, the Rossoneri are not really keen on letting go Leao leave especially now because they would have little time to find the right substitute in such a short amount of time. The 150 million euros release clause is also not active in the last two weeks of the mercato. Only an offer close to the release clause might force Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara to think about it.
Attention also to the contract renewal situation. AC Milan want to reach an agreement at all costs and it would be a great achievement for Gerry Cardinale's era. Leao, for his part, expects a salary of 7 million euros net per season. Currently, he receives 1.5 million euros net. It will be up to Gerry Cardinale who will be the chief of the AC Milan club soon (in September) to decide whether he should satisfy those demands or not.
