Aston Villa and Juventus After Unsettled Milan Ace Leao | OneFootball

Milan are collaborating with Jorge Mendes to find a new home for Rafael Leao, and both have a good rapport with Aston Villa, which could table a bid in the coming days, and Juventus have also tested the waters, as they fear Kenan Yildiz suffered a significant foot injury.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Birmingham-based outfit would have the means to match the Rossoneri’s request, should they choose to target the Portuguese ace. From that standpoint, the talks have been preliminary. They’d also be easily able to offer as much or more than his current €6.5M wages.

However, it remains to be seen whether Leao would indeed accept joining Aston Villa if they struck a deal with Milan, as he’s been skeptical about most destinations for now. The suitors play in the UEFA Champions League, are ambitious, and bolstered their squad. Galatasaray linger in the background. They proposed doubling his salary to sway him and entice him to put pressure on the Rossoneri. Their offer isn’t as rich as requested, at least for now.

Instead, Juventus poked around on Monday to get the lay of the land, Tuttomercatoweb reports. Yildiz is undergoing evaluations for a possible metatarsal fracture that could sideline him for months. They could grab a winger last-minute if the diagnosis were confirmed. The deal wouldn’t be easy to set, considering the competition and its magnitude, though.

Our Take on Milan and Leao

Aston Villa would be a fine landing spot if he were fine not to necessarily go to a super-duper team, which he should. The Old Lady would be an option only if the Rossoneri got really desperate very late.