La Liga shut down Barcelona’s late attempt to land Rafa Leao from AC Milan

Barcelona reportedly tried and failed to land Rafael Leao from AC Milan at the end of the summer transfer window.

Leao was linked with a late move to the Catalan giants after Barca missed out on top target Nico Williams.

Bar Canaletes report that Barcelona “went all out for Leao” and “presented the League with a Memorandum of Understanding” which detailed how the club aimed to fund the transfer by signing a new mega contract with Nike

However, the proposal apparently was not detailed enough and La Liga “did not accept the agreement in principle and rejected it.”

Leao ended up staying with Milan, while Barcelona are still yet to sign the contract with Nike which is expected to be the biggest sponsorship deal ever.

Joan Laporta has said the club could have signed it already but didn’t want to rush things, but there’s still no clear idea of when an agreement will finally be announced.