Richard Hughes offered incredible £43m deal for Portugal star forward

Big changes are coming to Liverpool’s attack this summer.

Mohamed Salah will be leaving the club after nine glorious years - with the Premier League champions agreeing to tear up his £400k per week contract one year early.

The Egyptian King will be joined on the exit ramp by Federico Chiesa meanwhile as his career in England has never truly got going.

On the other side of the attack Arne Slot has been strangely reluctant to use Rio Ngumoha for any significant length of time while one of his star pupils in Cody Gakpo usually hoovers up the minutes.

But increasing the Reds’ one-v-one threat out wide has been identified as a priority ahead of the summer transfer window opening.

Richard Hughes has been linked with deals for the likes of Yan Diomande and Bradley Barcola.

Liverpool offered Rafa Leao for £43m

But an irresistible opportunity to sign one of the best wingers in Europe could be about to open up.

A report in TEAMtalk is claiming that Liverpool are among the teams to have been contacted about the possibility of signing Rafa Leao from AC Milan this summer.

Although the Rossoneri would prefer to extend the 26-year-old’s contract - which expires in 2028 - there is an acknowledgement that they might not be able to do that.

Accordingly the Serie A giants are willing to listen to offers around the £43m (€50m) mark - an unbelievable bargain for a player of Leao’s quality.

“AC Milan forward Rafael Leao has been offered to a number of top Premier League clubs,” the report reads.

“They would be open to letting Leao leave for a fee in the region of €50million (£43.1m / $58.7m) – a valuation that is already alerting clubs across Europe.

“Man Utd are among the clubs approached. Further approaches have also been made to Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.

“All three clubs have tracked Leao previously and continue to hold an appreciation for his qualities.”

Rafa Leao is a versatile threat

Leao has had a difficult season under Max Allegri and has found himself dividing opinion among the Milan fanbase. But on his day he remains a fearsome presence - especially as a counter-attacking threat down the left.

Having been at San Siro since 2019 the Portugal international may consider it time for a change and the Premier League is shaping up to be his next destination.

Leao - a Sporting CP academy graduate - is not only capable of playing as a left winger but has also featured as part of an orthodox front two.

He may well be held back by Allegri’s dour defensive tactics and could be exactly the kind of spark Liverpool need to get back on track next season.

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