Chelsea ‘told to smash club record transfer to land Rafael Leao from AC Milan due to clauses from ex-clubs’
CHELSEA have been warned they must splash out an astonishing £126.1million to land Rafeal Leao.
The Blues are desperate for a striker after letting flop Romelu Lukaku leave for Inter Milan on loan.
That staggering fee is in part because Leao owes his former club Sporting Lisbon £13.85m after terminating his own contract.
Leao tore up his deal with Sporting in 2018, after fans attacked the players at the club’s training ground.
The Portugal star then join Lille on a free transfer, before moving on to Milan in 2019.
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But in 2020, the Portuguese Sports Arbitration Court ordered Leao to pay Sporting £13.85m and his appeal against the ruling failed.
Striker Leao bagged 11 goals in Serie A last season as the Rossoneri charged to the title.
But Chelsea may baulk at the fee for Leao and focus on other targets, such as as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Anthony Gordon.
Barcelona want around £25m for the former Arsenal striker which now seems like snip compared to Leao.
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The Blues have also boosted their offer for to around £60m.
But Toffees boss Frank Lampard is now pushing for Chelsea squad players Conor Gallagher or Armando Broja to form part of any deal.