After having triumphed with the Azzurri at the European Championship, complete with two decisive penalties in a row that brought the Cup to Italy, Donnarumma chose this evening to greet Milan and its fans. With a letter, posted on social media accompanying a video that traces the images of his career in the Rossoneri up to now:
“Some choices are difficult, but they are part of a man’s growth.
I arrived at Milan when I was little more than a child, for eight years I wore this shirt with pride, we fought, suffered, won, cried, rejoiced, together with my teammates, my coaches, all those who have done and do part of the Club, together with our fans who are an integral part of what has been a family for many years.
In the Rossoneri shirt I also cut important personal goals, such as my debut at 16 in Serie A. I lived extraordinary years that I will never forget.
Now the time has come to say goodbye, a choice that was not easy, indeed, and certainly a post is not enough to explain it, or perhaps it cannot even be explained because the deepest feelings can hardly be translated into words. What I can say is that sometimes it is right to choose to change, to face different challenges, to grow, to complete oneself.
All the Rossoneri I met, from the first to the last day, will always remain in my heart as an important, indeed fundamental part of the life path that made me what I am.
I wish Milan all possible successes and I do it with my heart, for the affection that binds me to these colors, a feeling that distance and time cannot erase ”