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AC Milan star Rafael Leao has hit out at ex-Real Madrid striker Antonio Cassano after the pundit claimed Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford are better than him.
Leao has emerged as one of the best young wingers in Europe and he’s been in superb form this season. He has 12 goals and 12 assists in his 38 appearances across all competitions.
The Portugal international’s form for Serie A giants AC Milan is fuelling reports linking him with Paris Saint-Germain as he is reportedly being eyed as a potential replacement for Real Madrid-bound Kylian Mbappe.
Despite this, Leao has been criticised by Cassano, who has argued that the AC Milan standout is not as good as Foden, Rashford or Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
“Leao thinks he is a genius and some even agree with him,” Cassano told Domenica Sportiva.
“I just consider him a good player and I have not changed my mind on that. For five-and-a-half months he didn’t score in a poor league like Serie A. Years ago, he would’ve struggled to play in the sixth or seventh team in Serie A.”
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He added: “If I go and see Rashford as a winger last year he scores more than 25 goals and plays in a wonderful championship.
“[Khvicha] Kvaratskhelia arrives and has a wonderful championship. Foden is a year younger and this year he has already scored 21 goals and 10 assists, they are top players.
“In Italy, the championship is not good and the problem is that he thinks he is a phenomenon and there is a lot of people who believe in it.
“He’s a good player and has great physical strength, stop. So Kaka, Rui Costa, Vinicius? What are we talking about? We’re talking about a normal player who has physical strength.”
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