Rafael Leao Trains with Corinthians Amid Transfer Speculation

Rafael Leao’s summer has barely started, but the images already feel like a tease.

The AC Milan forward, fresh from World Cup duty with Portugal, turned up at Corinthians’ training ground in Brazil, boots laced, work mode on, and wearing the famous black-and-white shirt of the São Paulo giants.

No marketing shoot. No friendly kickabout. Proper training.

Corinthians’ official X account released the footage: Leao, 27, moving through drills at the club’s facilities, the Milan star fully kitted out in a Corinthians jersey. He also took time to meet players and staff, exchanging greetings and photos in a setting that looked more like a soft unveiling than a casual visit.

Yet this is not a transfer story. Not yet.

Leao is due back in Italy by the end of the month to report for pre-season with the Rossoneri, his holiday trimmed by his involvement in the 2026 World Cup. The winger has chosen to keep working while in Brazil, sharpening his fitness rather than disappearing into the off-season haze.

The backdrop, though, is impossible to ignore.

Leao is widely expected to leave Milan this summer. He has already confirmed that he has spoken with the club about a possible exit, a conversation that effectively opened the door to Europe’s market. For now, only one concrete offer has arrived: from Fenerbahce.

He has no intention of accepting it.

So the situation hangs in the balance. A marquee attacker, under contract at one of Italy’s giants, openly contemplating a move, but with the market slower than anticipated. No Premier League scramble. No Spanish heavyweight stepping forward. Just Fenerbahce on the table, and a firm “no” from the player’s side.

Against that uncertainty, the scenes in Brazil gain a different weight. A European star, in South America, in the colours of one of the continent’s most storied clubs. Social media does the rest, of course, with Corinthians fans dreaming and Milan supporters wondering what comes next.

Strip away the noise and the facts remain clear: Leao is still a Milan player, he is training on his own time to stay sharp, and his future is unresolved.

But football rarely lives on facts alone. Images matter. And the picture of Rafael Leao sprinting across a Corinthians pitch in their jersey will linger, at least until the transfer window finally tells the truth about where he will actually play his football next season.