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Why Joao Cancelo didn’t join Rafael Leao at AC Milan

It was great to get the chance to speak to Rafael Leao about a number of topics, and it was interesting to hear that he tried to persuade Joao Cancelo to join him at AC Milan.

“I was talking with Joao Cancelo and he liked AC Milan… so I told Joao: ok, come to AC Milan!” Leao said. “He was at Man City, I tried… but it was difficult. It was like the perfect match for him to join our new era.”

The reason it didn’t happen is because Cancelo only wanted to play for Barcelona, but also it was never a club to club negotiation. Leao spoke to Cancelo, but Milan never spoke to City also because they already had two right-backs.