A few days ago, according to Spain's "Fichajes", Laporta is considering other options in the event that Haaland cannot arrive, and his target is AC Milan's Portuguese striker Rafael Leao, whose agent also recommended him to Barcelona, and the Portuguese striker's transfer fee is about 50 million euros.
Laporta has been "eyebrow-to-eye" with Rayola before, the goal is to get Haaland, according to the German media, Barca coach Xavi also met with Haaland in Munich, Germany, hoping to persuade the Norwegian killer to join. But Haaland's competition is indeed very fierce, in addition to Real Madrid, the sworn enemy, Haaland's father's old club Manchester City also stared at him.
Laporta also knows that at present, whether it is attractive or financial, Barca do not have much advantage over Real Madrid and Manchester City, so the alternative plan must also be prepared, just when Mendes sent to the door and recommended AC Milan's Portuguese striker Rafael Leo, so he also took Leo into account.
Born on 10 June 1999, leo was a 22-year-old angolan player who was one of the talents trained in the academy of Sport de Portugal, and then due to the attack on players in Portuguese sports, Leo and the team terminated their contract in the summer of 2018 and joined Lille in Ligue 1. After a season, he joined AC Milan for 23 million euros. With further promotion at AC Milan, Leo has become Milan's main firepower this season, scoring 11 goals and six assists in 31 games in all competitions to date, making him one of the best left wingers in Serie A. Leo has excellent technology and strong breakthrough ability, which is more suitable for Barca.
Leo, who is 1.88m, can play any position in the front line, playing in wingers, forwards and shadow forwards, and last October he was called up for the Portuguese national team and scored in his debut in the national team. Now AC Milan is negotiating with him to extend his contract, which originally expired in 2024, and raise his annual salary to around 4 million euros. However, Mendes wanted to hear a higher offer before the renewal of his contract with Milan was finalized, so he recommended Leo to Barca, hoping that Barca would give a contract with an annual salary of 5 million euros. For Barca, this number is indeed not too high, and his transfer fee is about 50 million euros, which is still attractive