"There Were Talks But They Weren’t Fruitful And It Was Never An Advanced Topic Of Discussion”

Written By Onyeka Daniel

The expected flurry of exit of players for Italian giants, AC Milan is currently on as the club look to come to terms with the fact that they won’t be playing European football for the 2025-26 season and already, there has been one major exit.

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Tijjani Reijnders joined Manchester City in a big-money move during the special transfer window and more exits are expected, but it looks like the presence of their star player, Rafael Leao is almost a guarantee, even though he’s one of the players that can fetch a huge fee in the market.

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After the recent statements from Bayern Munich President, Uli Hoeness, who confirmed that there were some talks with Milan for Leao, but they weren’t fruitful and it never became an advanced topic of discussion, which will definitely be sweet music to the ears of their fans.

There were multiple reports over the last couple of months that the Bundesliga giants were going to push for the Portuguese winger this summer. The 26-year-old has a release clause in his contract set at well over €110m, but several sides still attempted to negotiate a deal.

However, while there were negotiations, Hoeness insists they were only ever at an early stage. “Max Everl told me that he had talks, but they weren’t fruitful and it was never an advanced topic of discussion,” the Bayern Munich legend told BR24Sport in Germany.

When asked if there would be an imminent offer to sign the Portugal international, he shook his head and assured “no, no.” There had been reports the Germans were prepared to offer €75m cash plus either Leon Goretzka or Kingsley Coman.

Meanwhile, Leao is reportedly set to arrive at the Milan pre-season training camp on Sunday evening, ready to start work with new coach Massimiliano Allegri and the former Juventus coach is also eager to work with him following his return 11 years after his first stint at the club.

In a related development, the number of clubs interested in Udinese striker Lorenzo Lucca keeps growing, as now Milan have also joined in with Napoli, Atalanta and Roma. The centre-forward has been given a price-tag of around €30m after his impressive stats in front of goal.

In the 2024-25 season, he scored 12 Serie A goals in 33 appearances, along with two assists and he has long been on Napoli’s radar, but remains on hold as an alternative to first choice, Darwin Nunez, but Liverpool’s price tag could force the Partenopei towards other targets, namely Lucca.

That situation might not be able to continue for much longer, because the number of other teams interested in the tall lanky forward is growing. Atalanta already saw him as a potential replacement for Mateo Retegui, while Roma are also intrigued by the striker who turns 25 in September.

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Now Milan have also begun talks with Fruilani and the player’s entourage to see about his availability. He has five senior caps for Italy and a complicated career path that saw him play for Palermo, Pisa, Ajax and Udinese and it appears that he’s ready for next step, joining a top club.

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