Chelsea have made contact with AC Milan over the availability of the highly-rated forward Rafael Leao.

Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that although negotiations are underway, the extension of the 23-year-old’s contract is yet to materialise, and Chelsea have been in contact over the Portugal international’s availability.

Chelsea have been working on freshening up their attack but have since had to reassess their next move after attacking target Raphinha agreed to join Barcelona until June 2027.

The Guardian also mentioned Chelsea’s interest in Leao, stating that he’d likely have an asking price as high as £100million.

Leao, 23, has just come off the best season of his career so far, after directly contributing to 26 goals in 42 games across all competitions and winning the Italian club’s first league title since 2011.