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Rafael Leao offered to shock Premier League club this summer

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Leeds United were sensationally offered the opportunity to sign AC Milan winger Rafael Leao. Leao went public with his desire for a ‘new challenge’ in June and said he’d be ‘very happy’ if a Premier League club came knocking for his services. Leao has made nearly 300 appearances for Milan since joining Getty Such was Leao’s desire to play in the English top flight, talkSPORT reporter Ben Jacobs revealed his agency put out plenty of feelers to a number of clubs, one of which was Leeds. “Rafa Leao was actually offered, believe it or not, to Leeds United along with Manchester United and Arsenal ,” Jacobs said on talkSPORT’s White and Jordan with Adam Catterall and Carlton Cole. “The magnitude of the deal, the finances, the appetite and all of that, it doesn’t appear that anything is going to advance. My expectation at the moment is Leao might end up in Turkey. “But there was basically a ring-around from Leao’s agency to several Premier League clubs, and Leeds were one of them.” Turkish gi

First report: Report – Milan & Fenerbahce Locked in Talks for Portuguese Superstar — sports.yahoo.com, 9d