Leao and seven other unwanted Milan players left out of squad for Man United

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Rafael Leao of AC Milan hugs Christopher Nkunku of AC Milan after his goal during the pre-season match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Optus Stadium on August 05, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)

Milan will take on Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in Poland on Saturday afternoon, but a group of seven unwanted Rossoneri players including Rafael Leao have not been called up to Ruben Amorim’s travelling squad. 

Leao tops list of Milan players left out of Man United friendly

Milan and United will meet in Wroclaw on Saturday in their final pre-season test of the summer. The Rossoneri will be in Serie A action against Torino the following weekend. 

Milan have recently returned from their pre-season tour of Australia and South East Asia, which gave newly-appointed head coach Amorim an opportunity to take an in-depth look at all of the players in his squad. 

According to reports on Thursday, the club has now drawn up a list of players who will be put up for sale and are no longer considered part of the Milan project. That list included Christopher Nkunku, Youssouf Fofana, Fikayo Tomori and David Odogu. Leao, Santiago Gimenez and Pervis Estupinan are also likely to be sold if an appropriate offer comes in. 

Gianluca Di Marzio confirms that all seven of those players, plus full-back Filippo Terracciano will not travel with the rest of the Milan squad for the Manchester United friendly on Saturday. Leao has been ruled out with a muscular injury, which could also force him out of the Torino match in Serie A next weekend as well.