Jorge Mendes has offered AC Milan forward Rafael Leao to Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to Calciomercato. 

The lowdown

Leao made 30 Serie A appearances last season - 22 of which were starts - and was directly involved in 12 goals (six goals, six assists). The 22-year-old was reasonably clinical, outperforming his xG tally of 5.64.

Former Milan striker Rolando Bianchi has marvelled at Leao's capacity to produce the 'spectacular' along with his 'great speed' and touch.

Predominantly a centre-forward, the Portuguese has also been used in a left attacking midfield berth at San Siro.

The latest

While AC Milan consider Leao a valuable asset, they would be open to parting with him if 'a good offer' arrives. The Serie A club will apparently listen to bids in the region of €30m (£25.7m).

Mendes, who represents new Wolves manager Bruno Lage, has 'proposed' Leao to 'several' English clubs, 'most of all Wolverhampton'. However, 'nothing concrete' has developed as yet.

The player, for his part, is keen to stay at Milan and fight for his place, looking to distance himself from the speculation. [Calciomercato]

The verdict

Wolves have a dilemma on their hands in this part of the pitch. Lage has shown a preference for a 4-4-2 system during his career and, if he employs that at Molineux, he will need to find a partner for Raul Jimenez.

Rafa Mir and Patrick Cutrone are both back from loan spells but the former is attracting interest from Atletico Madrid and the latter is wanted by Sampdoria.

Should both of those leave, Lage will have to choose between backing Fabio Silva - who only scored four goals in 31 league appearances last season - or recruiting another striker like Leao to offer a greater immediate goal threat. The latter option could risk impeding the teenage Silva's development.

In other news, many Wolves fans were buzzing at this update on a midfield target.