Rafa is experiencing the best moment since he has been at Milan. The dialogue between the club and Mendes for the renewal is well underway, but the grain of the maxi-compensation (16.5 million euros) to the Lisbon club will have to be resolved
Destination 2026. And then, who knows, even further on. Milan are projecting themselves into the future through their key players. Dressing them in rossonero for as long as possible. A deluxe triptych started with Hernandez, which will continue shortly (most likely as early as next week) with Bennacer and destined to end with Leao. Average age: 23 years and 7 months. What is called investing and planning. One hinge per department.
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Leao therefore has the task of completing this asset enhancement of the club, for a negotiating table that has been open for a few months now between his super agent Mendes and the Rossoneri management. Rafa will be the last one because there are still some things to fix, especially related to bonuses, but the situation is based on a clear concept: the white smoke is not in question, the renewal will take place. And it should be announced in March. Leao will go from his current salary from 1.4 million to 4 plus bonuses and, at least for a while, will be protected from foreign sirens. He will be able to continue to grow at Milanello, which is the place that is transforming him from a reckless talented boy into a real player and professional. The path is still at the beginning but thanks to the help of Pioli, Ibra and of course himself, Rafa has changed gear mentally and tactically.
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The images arriving from Milanello in the last few hours show him smiling as he receives the award for 100 appearances for the Rossoneri (“Minimum 300 more”, tweeted Maignan). There is the photo we have chosen to accompany these lines, or a beautiful hug with Paolo Maldini. There are those 10 goals of the season that Rafa has never achieved since he plays football among the professionals. There is the winning goal scored at Sampdoria that sent Milan to the top of the championship. One, ten, one hundred Leao. So yes, his next issue is 2026 which means AC Milan for at least another four and a half years. In between, as we said, there are still some aspects of the contract to be perfected but also the question of the maxi-compensation that hangs on the player’s head and bank account. In fact, Rafa was sentenced in the first instance to pay 16.5 million euros to Sporting Lisbon (where he made his pro debut in 2017-18), from which he freed himself by passing on a free transfer to Lille by unilaterally terminating the contract following a ‘ attack on the green-and-white ultra team in the club’s sports center. The Lisbon Court of Appeal has already rejected a first appeal by the player, now the ruling of Tas is awaited, which should arrive within a couple of weeks. Once this aspect is clarified – the wait is more than legitimate, obviously -, it will also be possible to proceed with the signing of his new AC Milan contract.
February 18 – 08:46
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