Football, Leao: ‘Inter wanted me, but after talking to Maldini, I chose Milan’

Milan, 23 September (LaPresse) – “I was about to go to Inter, but I said no. Then one, two, three weeks passed and Milan showed interest in me. I said: yes, Milan, yes, if they come with an offer, I’ll accept. Two days later, they put Paolo Maldini on the phone, not a normal call but a video call. Maldini told me: you have to come, we’re ready to take you. I accepted, I replied, I couldn’t say no.” So said Milan striker Rafa Leao in an episode of the podcast “Say Less”. ‘Since I was a child, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Kakà, Seedorf, those players you saw or heard about, were history. Then you know, seven Champions Leagues, only Real Madrid has more. Between Milan and Inter, Milan a hundred times,’ he added on why he said yes to the Rossoneri club. On how it feels to be part of the history of this club. ‘It’s always the same joy, with the responsibility to do well, enjoy myself, and that’s why I came here, because it makes no sense to come to this club just to come and go. When you leave, people have to remember what you did. I think I’m doing well, I’m very proud and I can’t wait to continue like this and even more,’ concluded Leao.