Rafael Leao Trains in Corinthians Colours Amid Transfer Speculation
Rafael Leao is supposed to be on holiday. Instead, the Milan forward is on a training pitch in Brazil, wearing a Corinthians jersey and putting himself through drills as if pre-season had already begun.
Fresh from the 2026 World Cup, the 27-year-old chose the facilities of the São Paulo giants to stay sharp before heading back to Italy at the end of the month, when he is due to rejoin the Rossoneri. Corinthians’ official X account released images of Leao working at the club’s training centre, fully kitted out in their shirt, and sharing time with players and staff.
The pictures spread quickly. A Milan star, in another club’s colours, on the other side of the world, at a moment when his future is under the microscope. It all adds another layer to a summer already loaded with intrigue.
Leao has already gone on record this week to say he has spoken with Milan about a possible departure in the upcoming window. The expectation around the club is that he could move on, yet the market has not exploded for him. So far, only Fenerbahce have put a concrete offer on the table, and the Portuguese winger is not prepared to accept it.
So he waits. And works.
While speculation builds in Europe, Leao runs sprints and finishes drills in Brazil, keeping his rhythm after a long season with Milan and a demanding World Cup qualifying campaign with Portugal, which included that painful defeat in Dublin against the Republic of Ireland in November 2025.
Back in May, at San Siro against Atalanta, he was still the face of Milan’s attack, gesturing, demanding the ball, driving the team forward. Now, a few months later, he is thousands of kilometres away, a guest at Corinthians, his next club still unknown.
Milan know he is likely to leave. Leao knows it too. The only missing piece is the right proposal.
Until that arrives, the images from São Paulo tell their own story: a player on the move, not yet in transfer terms, but in mindset. The shirt can change. The work does not.
