What bearing that deal, believed to be in excess of the player’s €60million (£52.4m; $59.3m) buy-out clause, has on Chelsea’s interest in Milan’s Rafael Leao remains to be seen.

Rafael Leao has been named in AC Milan’s starting XI for their Champions League semi-final second-leg fixture against Inter Milan. The 23-year-old missed his side’s 2-0 defeat in the reverse ...