Rafael Leao is preparing to start again under the orders of Massimiliano Allegri at Milan , for what will be his fifth coach of the Rossoneri experience, which began in 2019, when the Portuguese striker was purchased from Lille. The French club itself is said to have maintained a clause on the resale of the player after the Sporting Lisbon case . 

Details of the new “sell on fee” for Leao
According to documents seen by the newspaper La Verità , the clause in favor of his former club, after being renegotiated, is still active and requires the Rossoneri club to pay up to 14.8 million euros to the French. In practice, if Milan were to sell Leao for 45 million, Lille would not be entitled to anything. 

If the sale were to take place between 46 and 51 million, a maximum of 5 million would be paid to him and the remaining 20% up to a maximum of 100 million euros. For example, the newspaper explains, if the player were to move for 80 million, Lille would have to be paid 10.8 million, that is, 5 million plus 20% of 29 million net. Total? No more than 14.8 million. 

These are the terms of the new “sell on fee”, which becomes more convenient for Milan the more the value of the Portuguese striker exceeds 100 million euros, because nothing will be owed to Lille on the excess part. These are different terms compared to those of the previous agreement dating back to July 2019. 

With the previous agreement, the French would not have received anything up to 28 million, the variable part would have concerned the seven million ranging from 28 to 35, while 20% would have been applied to the remaining part of the sale without any limitation. The clause was renegotiated when the Rossoneri club paid Lille just over 20 million euros to pay the penalty that Leao and Lille themselves jointly owed to Sporting Lisbon, the team where the Portuguese grew up. 

Milan's indications in the balance sheet as of June 30, 2023
Moreover, in the financial statement file as of June 30, 2023, it was stated that " during the month of May 2023, the Company and Losc Lille reached an agreement for the renegotiation of the terms of the Sell on Fee  in favor of Lille relating to the possible future transfer of the player Rafael Leao. The agreement is to be considered as amending and integrating the one stipulated in the summer of 2019 between the two clubs in relation to the purchase of the player Leao ." 

But what happened with Sporting Lisbon? In 2018, Rafael Leao unilaterally terminated his contract with the Portuguese team (along with other teammates) after an ultras attack on the team's training center. He signed first with Lille and then the following year with Milan. The Portuguese club appealed and Leao and Lille were ordered to pay 16.5 million euros (plus interest) to Sporting. 

Milan found itself unwillingly entangled in this situation which became decisive when the player's contract renewal was signed. According to La Verità , the "sell on fee" in favor of Milan was modified on May 8, 2023, a few days after the Rossoneri club and Leao reached an agreement for the renewal of the employment contract. 

Contract that was delivered in trust to the lawyer of the Portuguese footballer with the instruction to keep it until Lille had paid off the debt with Sporting Lisbon. If Lille had not paid the penalty to the Portuguese club by June 30, 2023, the lawyer would have had to " destroy " the contract. 

[CalcioEFinanza] The clause on Leao's resale after the Sporting case. According to documents seen by the newspaper La Verità , the clause in favor of his former club, Lille, after being renegotiated, is still active and requires the Rossoneri club to pay up to 14.8 million euros to the French.