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Amorim Pushes Rafa Leão Sale After Price Cut

8/15/2026

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Milan Sell Leão

AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim announced the club is working to sell forward Rafa Leão.
Milan cut Leão’s asking price from €50-60 million to €40-45 million.
Galatasaray offered bonuses that could give Leão €12 million net per year and previously bid €35 million including bonuses via an intermediary.
If no Premier League offer materialises, Leão’s options appear limited to Milan or Galatasaray, and Amorim said he would have to find a role for him.

Summary

Manchester United Lose

Manchester United lost 4-2 to AC Milan in their final pre-season friendly in Wroclaw, Poland.
Bruno Fernandes missed a 12-yard penalty, his second consecutive pre-season miss.
Marcus Rashford returned since December 2024, wore No 9 and came on in the 61st minute.
Michael Carrick said there were “no excuses” for the loss but praised the pre-season as “very good”.

History

Historical Context

In summer 2009 Sir Alex Ferguson completed Manchester United’s sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a £80 million (£94 million) fee, the highest transfer ever recorded. The deal set a new benchmark that sparked a wave of inflated fees and bidding wars across Europe, a pattern later echoed in Juventus’s €100 million purchase of Ronaldo in 2018.

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Milan Sell Leão

AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim announced the club is working to sell forward Rafa Leão.
Milan cut Leão’s asking price from €50-60 million to €40-45 million.
Galatasaray offered bonuses that could give Leão €12 million net per year and previously bid €35 million including bonuses via an intermediary.
If no Premier League offer materialises, Leão’s options appear limited to Milan or Galatasaray, and Amorim said he would have to find a role for him.

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