Diego Moreira to Milan
Belgian winger seals club-record move

1. 19 Aug
   Move announced

   AC Milan confirmed the signing of Diego Moreira on a contract to 2031, handing him the number 22 shirt.
2. 17 Aug
   Medical passed

   Moreira passed his Milan medical on the Monday afternoon before the contract signing was pushed back to the Wednesday.

AC Milan have completed a club-record deal with Strasbourg for Belgium international Diego Moreira, agreeing a fee that could rise to around €65m.

AC Milan have completed the signing of Diego Moreira from Strasbourg, with the 22-year-old putting pen to paper on a contract running until 30 June 2031. Milan announced the move on 19 August, confirming a fixed fee of around €50m that can rise to roughly €65m with bonuses — a club-record sale for Strasbourg. Moreira has been handed the number 22 shirt at San Siro, previously worn by club great Kaká.

Milan moved for Moreira because of the versatility he offers Ruben Amorim's system. At Strasbourg he was used across the front line and as a wing-back in a 3-4-2-1 — the same shape Amorim favours at Milan — featuring as a left wing-back, a right winger and further forward in an attacking role just behind the striker. That flexibility, combined with his pace and dribbling, was central to Milan's decision to move for him; he offers an upgrade in speed and take-on ability on the left side of Milan's attack, an area currently covered by Pervis Estupiñán and Davide Bartesaghi.

For Strasbourg, it is a heavy loss on the pitch even if it is a financial triumph. The club, which shares an ownership group with Chelsea, signed Moreira from the Premier League club for around €8m in the summer of 2024. He grew into their standout attacking performer, memorably scoring and setting up a goal as Strasbourg drew 3-3 with Paris Saint-Germain last season. His departure removes the player most directly responsible for turning games in Strasbourg's favour, though the fee — a club record — gives them funds to reinvest, and they have also retained a sell-on percentage on any future transfer.

Moreira's recent form explains the price Milan were willing to pay. In the 2025-26 season he scored five goals and set up nine more in all competitions for Strasbourg. His rise on the pitch has come alongside a change of international allegiance: having come through Standard Liège and Benfica's academies and represented Portugal at youth level, he switched to Belgium and made his senior debut in 2025, going on to play for Belgium at this summer's World Cup.

Speaking after signing, Moreira said he was "excited and also a little incredulous, because when you talk about AC Milan you talk about trophies, history and all the great champions who have played here." Left-footed and comfortable cutting inside from the right or driving forward from wing-back on the left, he gives Amorim a genuine option in multiple attacking positions, with the versatility to play instead of, or alongside, Milan's other attackers depending on the opponent.

The numbers underline how far Moreira's value has risen in two years. Strasbourg paid Chelsea roughly €8m for him in 2024; Milan's fee, even before bonuses, is around six times that amount. Milan have committed him to a five-year deal reported to be worth in the region of €3m net a season plus bonuses — a long-term contract for a player Amorim is expected to build his wide attacking options around this season.

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