Manchester City are reportedly considering a move for AC Milan star Rafael Leao and the winger could prove to be Pep Guardiola's next Leroy Sane at the Etihad.

According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, the Portugal international doesn’t want to extend his contract at the San Siro beyond 2024, which has alerted City, Chelsea and Real Madrid to his availability.

Leao has enjoyed a superb season thus far for the Rossoneri, contributing seven goals and five assists in all competitions, averaging an impressive 7.12 rating from WhoScored for his performances in Serie A.

Teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic is certainly a big fan of the 23-year-old and has urged him to commit his future to AC Milan, saying:

"Leao is on another level, above average. He lacks a step, he will only do it when he is fully convinced of his abilities.

"Today even he doesn’t really know how strong he is. Then he will be really scary. And the price will go up."

Despite this, he was never afforded a start by Fernando Santos in Qatar, coming off the bench in all five of Portugal's fixtures, as they lost in the quarter-final against the competition's surprise package, Morocco.

Although Leao would only manage 86 minutes of action in the Middle East, he still made a big impression, contributing two goals in wins against Ghana and Switzerland.

He also caught the eye with his dribbling ability, completing six successful dribbles during the tournament, which was as many as Neymar, despite the Brazilian playing more than three times as many minutes.

Should Leao arrive at the Etihad in 2023, his raw pace and dribbling ability may remind City fans of Sane, who proved to be a big hit in the Premier League before his move to Bayern Munich in 2020.

The Germany international would contribute an eye-catching 39 goals and 46 assists in 135 appearances for the Citizens, regularly terrifying defenders with his speed on the ball.

WhoScored suggests that both Leao and Sane excel at dribbling and long shots, while they both like to cut inside, so they are clearly similar types of players.

As such, Guardiola would be incredibly foolish to turn down the exciting Portuguese talent in 2023. He could just be their new wing wizard.