“Paolo Maldini discusses Rafael Leão’s transformation into a goalscorer at Milan”

Paolo Maldini explains the striker’s transformation into a goalscorer thanks to a change in mindset at Milan

In an interview with the Muschio Selvaggio podcast, Paolo Maldini, Milan’s sporting director, commented on Rafael Leão’s evolution at the club.

“Rafael Leão is a crazy talent. I’m an aesthete thanks to my father and Leão is beautiful to look at, he’s something unique. He has everything to be a top player. I was on the bench at Lille and, when he arrived, I told him that he played for his Instagram, because he posted beautiful videos with dribbling and plays, but then he ended the season with two goals scored. We helped him change that mindset. Someone with so much talent has to work even harder than others to explore the his talent,” said the former Milan and Italy international.

Maldini also spoke of the pain of not having won the World Cup for Italy: “I don’t regret anything. What torments me the most is not having won a World Cup, for example. It’s better to win a trophy than a personal award” .