Fabrizio Romano has revealed the \u201conly way\u201d Rafael Leao will sign for Manchester United or Arsenal this summer after the winger announced his desire to leave AC Milan.<\/p>\n
Leao has been linked with a move to the Premier League for some time and has now issued a come-and-get-me plea as he wants a \u201cnew challenge\u201d to suit his \u201cstyle of football\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI need a new challenge. I already won two trophies in Italy and have been there for a while,\u201d Leao told Portuguese news outlet Sport TV on Friday as he prepares for the World Cup with Portugal.<\/p>\n \u201cThe league is evolving, but for my style of football, I think the Premier League or La Liga would make more of my talent, as a player.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIf a Premier League opportunity were to come along, I would be very happy. I think that I can put my talent up against the players there, who are of a very high level. Playing in that kind of a league really gets the best out of a player.\u201d<\/p>\n There are widespread reports that his announcement has alerted Man Utd to the situation with Leao previously revealing that he \u201clikes\u201d the Red Devils because of compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s time at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Leao said in the past: \u201cYeah of course I like (Manchester) United because my idol is Cristiano Ronaldo, so back then, I used to watch them. I like Arsenal also.\u201d<\/p>\n TEAMtalk\u00a0insider, Graeme Bailey,\u00a0revealed on May 1<\/a>\u00a0that \u2018been offered to a number of top Premier League clubs, including Manchester United\u2019.<\/p>\n Milan, for their part, want to tie him down to a new contract but Bailey insisted that sources have revealed that the Italian club are likely to be open to a deal worth \u20ac50m in the summer.<\/p>\n The report at the time added: \u2018TEAMtalk can confirm that Man Utd are among the clubs approached. The Old Trafford outfit have carried out extensive work on Leao in the past and remain aware of his profile, though their interest has not yet progressed beyond initial checks at this stage.<\/p>\n \u2018Further approaches have also been made to Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. All three clubs have tracked Leao previously and continue to hold an appreciation for his qualities.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Love for Man Utd\u2019<\/p>\n And now Romano has revealed the \u2018only way\u2019 United or Arsenal could be tempted into a move for the 26-year-old<\/p>\n