Milan director Paolo Maldini is looking to renew winger Rafael Leao’s contract without changing the club’s transfer strategy, according to reports in Italy.
The Portugal international was named Serie A MVP and was pivotal to the Rossoneri’s Scudetto success with key goals throughout the campaign.
However, Real Madrid are reportedly interested in Leao’s signature, having missed out on the opportunity to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.
And Gazzetta dello Sport report Milan are looking to extend the 22-year-old’s signature without breaking their transfer structure.
According to the report, this new deal would see Leao triple his wages to €4.5 million per year.
While it does state that Leao would be happy to extend, the report adds that his agent, Jorge Mendes, would prefer he join a club with a bigger budget. Leao’s current contract expires in 2024.
In 34 Serie A appearances last season, he scored 11 goals and contributed 10 assists.
As well as Leao, Milan are working on extending defender Fikayo Tomori’s contract as well as others.