Romano: ‘Here we go!’ – Leeds United agree deal ‘over €20m’ with Milan for Okafor

AC Milan and Leeds United have agreed a deal that will see Noah Okafor move to the Premier League side.

It has been an interesting summer for Okafor, who was actually Milan’s top scorer in their preseason friendly campaign, scoring a brace against Liverpool in Hong Kong and then another double against Perth Glory.

This led to reports stating he had forced the management to pause their plans to sell him, but then in the past few days Leeds accelerated for the Swiss international, and now they have got the deal over the line.

Okafor to Leeds: Here we go

Now, Fabrizio Romano has written: “Noah Okafor to Leeds United, here we go! Deal in place as revealed last night for fee over €20m to AC Milan.

“Okafor set to sign four year contract with option for further season, ready for PL move after Daniel Farke’s calls. Travel for medical scheduled in next 24h.”

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His colleague Matteo Moretto confirms that Leeds has already scheduled medical examinations for Okafor pending the exchange of documents with Milan.

The player is ready to fly to England within the next 48 hours. The overall figure of the operation slightly exceeds €20m, including bonuses.

Okafor signed for Milan from Red Bull Salzburg in the 2023 summer transfer window, and he will depart with 54 appearances in the red and black to his name, with seven goals and five assists. Funnily enough, those are the exact same numbers he had with FC Basel.