The Saudi club is ready to pay Leao’s release clause in full and release him from Milan without any negotiations: in Saudi Arabia they are preparing for an unprecedented blow.
It could be the bombshell news of the summer Rafa Leao’s transfer to Saudi Arabia: This year too, the signing campaign of Saudi clubs will be enormous and will involve several big names in European football. This time Al Hilal has set its sights on Milan’s talent and is willing to pay the Rossoneri a mountain of money to snatch him away immediately, without any negotiations.
As reported by Oh Jogo Jorge Jesus’ team is ready to pay the clause of 175 million euros to release the player, without even entering into negotiations with Milan who would thus be forced to release him without batting an eyelid if the player were to accept the transfer. This is an unexpected move but with a very specific purpose: Al Hilal won the championship but wants to write history by also seeking success in the 2025 Club World Cup, the first of the new format that groups together multiple streets.
Hence the goal of creating a strong and competitive team with many high-sounding names, starting with Leao. The presence of the coach on the bench could be an incentive: Jorge Jesus coached the player at Sporting, has a good relationship with him and could represent a sort of guarantee to encourage him to accept the offer. In any case, it would be an unprecedented operation, starting from the cost of the clause up to the salary offered to the player which could reach exorbitant figures.
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According to the Portuguese newspaper, this is not a far-fetched project. The Saudi team has very serious intentions, so much so that the player’s father will travel alone to Saudi Arabia next week to negotiate the contract. Leao could become the most expensive coup of next summer which will see him protagonist at the European Championships with his Portugal shirt.
Assisting Leao’s entourage in the negotiation will be one of his compatriots, Mario Rui, an intermediary who has already made deals of this kind in his past: Portuguese is related to the royal family and has already had the opportunity to test the waters of the Saudi market by playing a fundamental role in the arrival of players like Otavio And Neymar. Not just names, to which Leao could soon be added. And if Al Hilal were to pay the player’s clause in full then Milan would be forced to release him without the possibility of a replysaying goodbye to his champion after five seasons together.
