Impossible signing? Milan officially clarifies its position on Leao's arrival at Barça

In the last few hours, Rafael Leao has become the fashionable name at FC Barcelona. The Portuguese is the great dream of Joan Laporta, who after practically ruling out the arrival of Nico Williams, set his sights on 'crack' from AC Milan as his star signing for the forward of the squad led by Hansi Flick. However, the illusions of Barcelona fans and their president may have been 'buried' after the 'Rossonera' entity made its position clear regarding the possible departure of the attacker.

The general director of 'Il Diavolo', Giorgi Furlani, attended the microphones of 'Jugones' and stated forcefully that there is not even a chance that Leao will leave the ranks of Paulo Fonseca's team this summer to wear the Barça shirt. "Rafa Leão is staying, he will not leave AC Milan this summer. His move to Barcelona? There is no possibility. In no way, he will stay at the club and I guarantee that he will not leave, 100%," the manager stated flatly. Italian.

When asked if there is a probability that the footballer will ask for a transfer to the Blaugrana entity, Furlani maintained the trend and assured that "he is not going to ask to leave the club, I guarantee it", and later said goodbye with irony by commenting that "I think "The message is pretty clear, right?" Thus, the rumors that spoke of the Catalans' interest in 'Rafa' are practically 'settled'.

Beyond the fact that the Milan team claims to know nothing about the subject, it was quite clear that it seemed difficult, if not impossible, for the Italian institution to agree to negotiate the transfer of its top star one week before the end of the transfer market. Joan Laporta is a great admirer of the Portuguese, but the Catalan club's financial situation did not invite optimism in an operation with figures as high as that of the striker.

An impossible signing, for now

Leao's contract, which expires in 2028, has a termination clause valued at 175 million euros, which is only payable until the end of July. Once this period has expired, conversations must begin with the Milan fans, and not even PSG managed to get him out of Italy this summer window. According to 'SPORT', Rafael maintains a good relationship with Jorge Mendes, but is not his direct agent although Barça tried to place him as an intermediary in the negotiations. In this way, the Portuguese option is ruled out for this summer and it remains to be seen if it is possible in the future.