Rafael Leao Trains with Corinthians During Summer Break

Rafael Leao’s summer has barely started, but the Milan forward is already back on the grass – and in a different shade of black and white.

On holiday in Brazil after the 2026 World Cup, the Portuguese winger turned up at Corinthians’ training centre, working with the ball at his feet and a Corinthians jersey on his back. The club’s official X account released the images: Leao, 27, moving through drills at their facilities, smiling with staff, posing with players, blending briefly into one of South America’s most storied institutions.

No transfer, no agreement, no twist in the tale – just a European star choosing to stay sharp in Brazil, and doing so in the colours of a club whose fans are never shy about dreaming.

Leao is due back in Italy before the end of the month to rejoin Milan’s pre-season programme. His future, though, hangs over that return. He has already confirmed that talks with Milan about a possible summer exit have taken place, a quiet acknowledgement that this could be a decisive window in his career.

For now, the market around him is surprisingly thin. The only concrete offer on the table has come from Fenerbahce, and Leao is not prepared to accept it. No Premier League scramble, no Spanish giant circling, no Serie A rival pushing Milan to the brink. Just one proposal, firmly declined.

So he works. Away from Milanello, away from the noise, in the Brazilian winter with Corinthians as his temporary backdrop. A World Cup still fresh in the legs, a club future still unresolved, and a player who refuses to let his standards slip even on holiday.

He will soon walk back into Milan’s dressing room with the same question following him through the door: is this the start of another season at San Siro, or the final act before a move that truly matches his ambitions?