Multiple sources in Italy and Turkiye confirm Galatasaray are in renewed talks with Milan for Rafael Leao, but there has been no written offer presented yet.
It had already been suggested that the failure to get anyone ready to pay €50m plus €10m in add-ons had prompted the Rossoneri to lower their expectations.
MILAN, ITALY – MAY 24: Rafael Leao of AC Milan looks on from the substitutes bench prior to the Serie A match between AC Milan and Cagliari Calcio at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
In turn, Galatasaray saw their €45m bid for Gabriel Martinelli rejected by Arsenal, with the additional warning that the Brazilian had no intention of coming to Istanbul.
Galatasaray turn back to Rafael Leao
DUBLIN, IRELAND – NOVEMBER 13: Rafael Leao of Portugal reacts after the team’s defeat during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Republic of Ireland and Portugal at Aviva Stadium on November 13, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
This all fuels the Sportitalia and Yagiz Sabuncuoglu reports that Galatasaray are back in intensive talks with Milan for Leao.
So far the Rossoneri have been approached by Benfica, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, but in all cases they never got to written offers, because it was evident the gap between demand and proposal was far too big.
Now that the price tag is dropping to potentially under €50m plus add-ons, that opens up the door for fresh talks.
Leao and Milan had hoped for big clubs from the top five leagues to swoop in once he made his availability clear, but that interest simply never materialised.
His contract at San Siro runs down in June 2028 and there is absolutely no intention of renewing, so a sale this summer seems largely inevitable.