OFFICIAL: Noah Okafor signs for AC Milan, backed for greatness by Rafael Leao

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 19:19 - 22 July 2023

Serie A giants AC have confirmed the signing of Swiss-Nigerian forward Noah Okafor from RB Salzburg.

Noah Okafor has completed a switch from Red Bull Salzburg to Italian giants AC Milan for a fee of around €15m.

Noah Okafor joins AC Milan

There’s a new 1️⃣7️⃣ in town: @noah_okafor 🔴⚫️ #ACMQuest #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/S1guTDlvBF
— AC Milan (@acmilan) July 22, 2023

🇨🇭 @noah_okafor✍

Official Statement 👉 https://t.co/KZ3tK5VHGI

Comunicato Ufficiale 👉 https://t.co/GK1zJknrol #ACMQuest #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/VUibC7xeOu
— AC Milan (@acmilan) July 22, 2023

Okafor has signed a 5-year contract after passing a medical, making the step up to a top-five league after a season that saw him record a modest, yet promising 15 G/A in all competitions.

Noah Okafor has just signed as new AC Milan player — five year deal. 🔴⚫️✍🏻
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 22, 2023

The 23-year-old's arrival has been eagerly anticipated by the Milan dressing room, not least, the team's star player Rafael Leao.

On one of Okafor’s photos on Instagram, picturing the forward celebrating against Milan, Rafael Leao commented “You better do this with my shirt”. Of course, the Portuguese star recently changed his number from 17 to 10.

👀 @RafaeLeao7 with a clear comment on Okafor's Instagram post 1️⃣7️⃣ pic.twitter.com/D0yalHO7CU
— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) July 22, 2023

Okafor's announcement as an AC Milan player is expected to continue the trend of the Rossoneri bringing in young talented players with huge scope for improvement.