MILAN. Just 24 hours after qualifying for the Champions League, a sensational turning point arrives at Milan. In the late evening of Monday, just before midnight, the 25-year-old French goalkeeper of Lille, Mike Maignan, landed at Linate, fresh from winning the Ligue 1 champion title, won by his team against Paris Saint Germain.
For some time, Milan had targeted Maignan in the event of non-renewal of Gigio Donnarumma’s contract, which expires on 30 June. The arrival of Maignan for the medical examinations, scheduled for today, seems to be the definitive acceleration towards the possible separation between Milan and Donnarumma. The spy who confirms the existence of reduced possibilities of an agreement between Donnarumma and the Rossoneri club. The negotiation is stalled because Mino Raiola, agent of the national team goalkeeper, asks for 10 million net per season, while Milan offers no more than 8. And there are also the classic high commission claims of Raiola on the table, given that Donnarumma he will be free on a free transfer in just a month. Paolo Maldini had frozen the talks three weeks ago.
The goalkeeper, even in private conversations, has always said he wanted to stay, but he left Raiola with the task of identifying the right formula with Milan. For now it has not been found. Maignan’s arrival in Milan could be the prelude to Donnarumma’s greetings at Milan, right now that the Rossoneri have managed to qualify for the Champions League after seven years of absence. The rumors that Juventus are pressing Donnarumma, eager to build a strong Italian bloc, are increasingly insistent. From this moment it could be easier to hit the target because Donnarumma seems much further away from Milan.