Rafael Leao ‘offered to Chelsea by Ruben Amorim after Man Utd and Arsenal snubbed transfer for AC Milan outcast’

CHELSEA have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Portuguese winger Rafael Leao.

The 27-year-old has been at Milan since 2019, but has decided that the time is right to move on.

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Arsenal were reportedly interested at the beginning of the window but went on to sign Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge.

The link to Chelsea stems from the possibility of Leao being a Pedro Neto replacement.

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The versatile ex-Wolves man is linked to Manchester City, amongst others.

Neto has been valued at around 100m by Chelsea, with Leao’s price estimated at around 34m.

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The Metro reports that Leao made it clear that he wanted a Premier League move earlier this summer.

He said: “I need a new challenge. I already won two trophies in Italy and have been there for a while.”

Leao played in all five of Portugal’s matches at the 2026 World Cup before being eliminated in the Round of 16, scoring once against Uzbekistan.

He scored nine goals in 29 appearances last season, with AC Milan finishing fifth and failing to qualify for the Champions League.

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0

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Atalanta

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Bologna

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0

0

0

0

0

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Cagliari

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0

0

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0

0

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Como

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0

0

0

0

0

6

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Fiorentina

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0

0

0

0

0

7

Frosinone

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0

0

0

0

0

8

Genoa

0

0

0

0

0

0

New ex-Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has been tasked to restoring the Italian giants to glory, perhaps without Leao.

Chelsea will also hope for a much better campaign following a tenth-place finish under three separate managers.

They are now under the stewardship of Xabi Alonso.

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