Rafael Leao completes move to Turkish giants Galatasaray from AC Milan

[p]The four-time reigning Turkish champions, who have qualified for the Champions League, said they had paid  €38 million for the 27-year-old attacker, who was also being courted by Aston Villa.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] said he signed a four-year contract worth  €10 million a year.[/b][/p][p]The Portuguese international had been welcomed by a crowd of supporters when he arrived in Istanbul on Saturday.[/p][embed guid="d22679a1-2d4f-4b04-ab46-b06130741075" url="https://x.com/Galatasaray/status/2094002716062224568" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Twenty per cent of the profit made on the player's next transfer will be paid to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a],"[/b] the Turkish club added in its statement.[/p][p]The Sporting academy graduate will play alongside Nigerian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osimhen-victor/23YHG47R/"]Victor Osimhen[/a], the Turks' star striker, and former Bayern Munich winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sane-leroy/GlTyfr8U/"]Leroy Sane[/a].[/p][p]After arriving for a club-record  €49.5 million from Lille in 2019, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leao-rafael/AqOPWN5s/"]Leao[/a] scored 80 goals in 291 games for Milan. He was a key figure in their 2021/22 Serie A triumph, but concerns over his commitment and declining production clouded the end of his time at the club.[/p][image alt="Rafael Leao's recent domestic seasons in numbers" id="e8bf61a9-6d32-46f4-8999-6e5cb1a04aa6" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1298237c-435c-47ef-9d8a-1883a1b74d0e" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Earlier this summer, Milan broke their club record when they paid  €74 million to acquire another Portuguese attacker, Goncalo Ramos, from Paris Saint-Germain.[/p][p][b]"It's a tough moment saying goodbye to my teammates after seven years,"[/b] Leao said on Friday after watching Milan beat visiting Venezia 2-0.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]