CM: Berta wants €100m Milan star as first big hit for Arsenal – the situation | OneFootball

Another source has claimed that Rafael Leao is strongly in demand, with Arsenal the latest team to show a strong interest.

As we relayed this morning via our colleagues at CaughtOffside, Leao is attracting interest from Arsenal and Chelsea in view of the summer. That report even claimed that Milan would consider selling for €75m, which is €100m below the value of his release clause.

Leao will not be playing against Bologna tonight in the league because he will have to serve a one-match suspension for reaching the yellow card threshold. Thus, his thoughts will turn to the Coppa Italia final next Wednesday.

Leao’s wish

As Calciomercato.com report, Leao continues to give priority to Milan for his future and he recently reiterated this to the club. Is this enough to be absolutely certain of his permanence going into next season? Clearly not, but it is certainly a good starting point.

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Then other factors come into play such as the offers that arrive. The Sportitalia rumours is confirmed: the new Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has included Leao in his list of transfer targets ahead of 2025-26.

Since the sale of Sandro Tonali, Milan have enjoyed healthier accounts and that same summer they added two big pieces in Christian Pulisic and Tijjani Reijnders. Yet, that exit confirmed that for the owners there are no unsellable players but important and less important players.

Translated into simple words: Leão is not currently considered for sale, but a shock offer could lead to the opening of a negotiation. By ‘shock offer’, they are referring to a figure of €100m, or certainly close to it.