Director Paolo Maldini recently announced that Milan wanted to agree on an extension with Rafael Leao before the World Cup, and the club is indeed accelerating the negotiation. The management will have a meeting with his camp next week, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
The Rossoneri plot to offer a five-year contract with €5M wages. It would be less than his rumored €7M request but more than their previous offer. The winger currently earns €1.4M annually and would more than triple his salary. It would be his first renewal since joining in 2019 as the talks have always been hindered by outside problems.
In that regard, Milan will propose to take care of the portion of the fine Leao has to pay to Sporting CP along with Lille. They could cover €10M, most likely through a signing bonus. The Scudetto winners can benefit from fiscal savings on his wages. If the striker agreed to those numbers, they would disburse €6.5M gross rather than €10M as they would normally do.
The Rossoneri are confident they will strike a deal. They want to put pen to paper before the World Cup, which will be a further showcase, and especially prior to the January window to silence the rumors. The brass will have the opening summit with a French lawyer, and not Jorge Mendes, either next Tuesday or Wednesday. The attacker is under contract until 2024 and has been linked to Chelsea and PSG.
Our Take on Milan and Leao
It would be an ideal outcome if they fulfilled their desire and a great display of loyalty by the Portuguese star, who would probably benefit financially from dragging things out at least until the end of the season.
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