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Little by little, Milan regains its power at the local and continental level. The powerful Italian team reached the semifinals of the UEFA champions league, but seeks to be that constant entertainer in Europe. To do this, the rossoneros managed to renew their top figure: the Portuguese Rafael Leão will stay at the Giuseppe Meazza.
The Milan team has on the radar the acquisition of several footballers for the next season. The Mexican Santiago Giménez is one of the club’s claims. But his first big signing was under his power. The renewal of Leão is the most important administrative step of the institution in the market.
The Italian team renewed the Portuguese’s contract until 2028. Leão is one of the most desirable players in European football, but he will remain in Italy as the banner of the Milan project. In fact, the young attacker of 23 years would have the possibility of stamping the number 10 on his backa symbolic mime for the Portuguese star.
“I’m going on vacation calmly, I renew and I’m happy, I had been waiting for it for a long time. Hopefully we will do great things in the future (…) 17 is a special number for me, we’ll see”, said Leão after the renewal.
Details of Rafael Leão’s contract
Obviously it was not easy to convince the Portuguese striker. To keep Rafael Leão, Milan offered him a contract with a salary close to $8 million dollars per year.
On the other hand, Milan shielded itself from the intentions of other clubs that want to snatch their star before 2028. The club that wants to take over Leão’s services before the date, He would have to pay his contract termination clause that is around $180 million dollars.
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