Real Madrid were left without the planned reinforcement in the form of Kylian Mbappe, and although club president Florentino Perez assures that the Frenchman is a thing of the past, it seems that Madrid is still annoyed that they did not bring the Paris Saint-Germain striker.Which will only speed up the search for new signings in the offensive line, and one of the guys at the top of the wish list of the new European champion is Rafael Leao. Deservedly, if you look at the performance of the Portuguese in the just-finished season and the way in which, especially at the end of the championship, he led Milan to the long-awaited scudetto.Wed 21:45: (2.90) Italy (3.00) Argentina (2.70)Real want him, and so do the Rossoneri. Aware of what kind of player they have and that the former member of Lille overcame the psychological problems that prevented him from showing everything he knows in the first two seasons, they are ready to put before him a proposal for a new contract to dissuade him from thinking of moving to the capital of Spain. The idea of the sports director Paolo Maldini is to ‘cement’ Leao as soon as possible, and that is why he has already got in touch with his agent, Jorge Mendes.According to this information, there is an offer on the table to extend the cooperation, currently fixed until June 2024. AC Milan want to have Leao at their disposal at least until 2026, and with the money guaranteed placement in the Champions League and new sponsorship agreements based on winning the title, the club can more easily satisfy the requirements.📰 @Santi_J_FM: Despite an extension offer on the table, #Milan are unsure if they will keep Rafael #Leão this summer. Several clubs are interested including Man City who started talks a few weeks ago with his agent #JorgeMendes. pic.twitter.com/XG8uAc603v— Milan Posts 🏆🇮🇹 (@MilanPosts) May 30, 2022 The executives of Rossoneri also want to raise the limit of compensation. At the moment, it amounts to 150 million euros and was set in the summer of 2019, when Rafael came from Lille for 29.5 million euros. Maldini wants the buyout clause to go up to between 200 and 250 million euros. All with the intention of rejecting Real as a potential buyer, because since the time when Neymar changed the Barcelona shirt for Paris Saint-Germain, it has not happened that someone got even close to the world record in the amount of 222,000,000. It is estimated that Florentino Perez would not either if AC Milan convince Leao to stay at San Siro.Thu 21:45: (2.35) Spain (3.30) Portugal (3.45)Spanish outlet AS states that Real have alternative options to possibly reduce the price. One of them is called Marco Asensio, who is also represented by Jorge Mendes. The other is Luka Jović, who has been monitored by AC Milan for over two years. As both offensive players do not have the minutes they want under Carlo Ancelotti, Real could include them in the deal and reduce the price for bringing in Rafael Leao.
