AC Milan forward Noah Okafor's transfer to RB Leipzig has been cancelled after he had failed his medical tests..

Sky Sports' resident renowned German transfer journalist Florian Plettenberg, reported on Tuesday that AC Milan's Switzerland international forward Noah Okafor's transfer to RB Leipzig has been cancelled after he had failed his medical tests.

According to Plettenberg, Okafor flew to Germany to prepare for his medical tests after reaching an agreement with RB Leipzig on Monday. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Leipzig, the team doctor found in his test results that Okafor's gastrocnemius was torn and the injury was quite serious, thus they were forced to cancel the transfer reluctantly.

It is reported that AC Milan's team doctor has informed RB Leipzig of the severity of Okafor's injury. The team doctor said that Okafor is expected to be ruled out at least until mid-March due to the injury.

Currently, Leipzig iss ready to arrange for Okafor to fly back to Germany as soon as possible to get further treatment for his injury.

Okafor was temporarily absent from matches after he began to complain about leg discomfort in mid-December 2024. He also missed the Supercoppa Italiana final and missed the chance when the club defeated its fierce city rivals, Inter Milan to win the title.

With the release of the bad news of Okafor's injury, it is still unknown whether AC Milan's original plan to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United to replace Okafor will change.

At the same time, it is not yet known whether the Bundesliga giants will consider signing Rashford as a replacement after failing to sign Okafor.

About Noah Okafor

The 24 year-old, Noah Okafor, was born in Binningen, Switzerland on May 24, 2000. He is 1.85 meters tall and primarily plays as a striker, but he can also play as left winger, right winger and support striker.

Okafor joined non-league club Arisdorf's youth academy at the age of 8, joined the Basel youth academy the next year, and completed his Basel first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in May 2018.

During his two-year spell at Basel, Okafor won the Swiss Cup once with the club.

On the deadline day of the 2020 winter transfer window, Okafor joined Red Bull Salzburg for €11 million as a replacement for Liverpool's former Japanese international winger Takumi Minamino.

During his three-year spell at Salzburg, Okafor has completed the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup Double with the club three times.

In July 2023, Okafor joined AC Milan for €15 million.

Since becoming a member of I Rossoneri, Okafor has played 52 times for the Serie A giants in all competitions, scoring 7 goals and assisting 5 times.