While Olivier Giroud snapped out of his dry spell against Napoli, Rafael Leao failed to do so. His last goal dates back to September 23rd. On top of the increased pressure following the rich renewal, the winger is being affected by tension within his camp, La Gazzetta dello Sport relays.
His official agent Ted Dimvula and the powerful Jorge Mendes, who serves as an advisor, continue to feud even though his extension eventually got done last May. His father Antonio also has a strong influence on the star, which adds to the confusion.
Leao hasn’t been his best self in the last few matches. He has alternated glitzy plays to uncharacteristic errors and poor choices. Milan have little alternative but to keep riding him and hope he snaps out of it.
The Rossoneri would like to enlist some help to better manage and motivate players by hiring Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has a ton of experience with these situations. However, despite their offer and blatant courtship, the legend hasn’t caved and has yet to decide what to do in the future.
Our Take on Leao
There was hope that settling the most important looming issue, his contract, would lead to him taking the final step in his evolution and getting rid of the inconsistency, but that hasn’t been the case yet. His performances have stayed as seesawing as in previous campaigns so far.
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