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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Rafael Leao opens up on transfer hope as Chelsea swap deal offer comes to light

AC Milan forward Rafael Leao has confirmed he wants to one day play in the Premier League after it emerged that Chelsea were unsuccessful in a move to sign the Portugal international.

The Blues were looking to land the talented 23-year-old last summer but were unsuccessful in their attempts. So keen were transfer chiefs at Stamford Bridge, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic were offered to the Italian club in an exchange deal for the player.

Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali had set aside an £87million budget to land the former Lille star, and when it emerged that money would not be enough to land the forward, then they moved towards the possibility of players moving the other way.

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