Leao's return to training is a significant development, but it does not necessarily mean that he will stay at Milan. The Portugal international has been attempting to leave the club for the whole summer, and Milan have been trying to find a buyer for him. According to Football Italia, Milan have been attempting to find a buyer for Leao for the whole summer after he made it clear that he felt this would be the right time to move on at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

Galatasaray have been linked with a move for Leao, but they have not yet matched Milan's €50m request. The Turkish club's current offer stands at €42m including bonuses. Head coach Ruben Amorim has recently insisted that “Rafa is not important,” and supporters are already impressed by his teenage replacement Alphadjo Cisse, who netted his first Serie A goal in Milan’s first league match of the 2026-27 season over the weekend. With just one week of the Serie A transfer window left to go, it remains to be seen whether Leao will finally leave Milan.