Gazzetta: Leao likely to stay at Milan if Allegri is appointed | OneFootball

Thursday’s reports claim that Rafael Leao is likely to stay put in Milan longer-term if the Rossoneri decide to appoint Massimiliano Allegri as the successor to Sergio Conceicao at the end of the 2024-25 season.

Reports linking Allegri with a return to San Siro have intensified over the last week. The Rossoneri are expected to cut ties with Conceicao at the end of the campaign, especially if there is no Champions League football next season, which means they could be onto their third coach within the space of a year.

As Milan are also on the lookout for a new sporting director and possibly a director of football as well, there could be personnel changes from top to bottom in the summer, from the directors to the coaches and first-team playing staff, too.

VERONA, ITALY – MARCH 17: Giorgio Furlani CEO of AC Milan interacts with Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the Serie A TIM match between Hellas Verona FC and AC Milan at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on March 17, 2024 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Much has been made of Leao’s future, given that he is still the club’s most valuable player despite being in and out of the first-team line-up at times under both Conceicao and Paulo Fonseca this term.

Gazzetta: Leao unlikely to leave Milan if Allegri is appointed

There have not yet been any formal offers for the Portugal international, who has a €175m release clause in his contract, but La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that the 25-year-old is likely to stay put in Milan longer into the future if Allegri is appointed in the summer.

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Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri (L) stands with players as they celebrate their victory after the Italian Cup Final between Atalanta and Juventus at the Olympic stadium in Rome on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Allegri has long been an admirer of Leao, having previously described him as: “an exceptional and very modern player”.

La Gazzetta claims that if Allegri is appointed, then the club would be unlikely to entertain offers for Leao, even if the team are still considering rebuilding the playing squad.