Great maneuvers in sight, the Rossoneri break with the goalkeeper
the background
Stefano Scacchi / MILANO
Cristiano Ronaldo exits, Gigio Donnarumma enters. Tactically it is an impossible replacement. Economically, however, it would be very logical. The national team goalkeeper greeted Milan in the most drastic way: with the arrival in Milan of his replacement Mike Maignan, extreme defender of Lille and France, fresh Ligue 1 champion. patience in the face of Mino Raiola’s grueling race to the top: the Italian-Dutch agent asked for 12 million a season, Milan offered eight.
who goes and who comes
These are high figures also for Juventus. Provided that the budget is not lightened by the departure of Ronaldo, with a saving of 60 million gross a year. The clues begin to be numerous: the shipment of some CR7 luxury cars to Portugal, the bench in Bologna, the sibylline post that can be interpreted as a final balance of the Italian adventure.
It is not easy to transfer a 36-year-old champion with a similar engagement, reluctant to spend the winter in the United States or the Gulf Emirates. The agent Jorge Mendes kindly invited him to decline the romantic suggestion of mother Dolores, who would like to see her son again with the Sporting Lisbon shirt in the Champions League. Amarcord returns to Manchester United or Real Madrid were the subject of fleeting meetings. The most concrete prospect remains Paris Saint Germain, who could make him a testimonial in view of the Qatar World Cup. But the Parisians can only approach Ronaldo in the event of the sale of one between Neymar and Mbappé.
Just as Juventus could seriously dedicate themselves to the Donnarumma dossier only after Ronaldo’s departure. The bianconeri do not have the priority of a new goalkeeper. They must first secure a playmaker and a center forward. But they do not disdain the idea of rebuilding a solid Italian group. And they have excellent relations with Raiola.
Patience is over
A speech that no longer applies to Milan. Paolo Maldini, as soon as he reached the qualification for the Champions League, interrupted the talks with Raiola. The Rossoneri club was tired of requests considered incompatible with the crisis caused by the pandemic. Not only for the double-digit salary, but also for the commission demanded by the agent (the player’s entourage claims instead that it has never come to talk about the remuneration for intermediation).
The story of the giant 16-year-old boy thrown into the goalposts of Milan ends in the worst way. A flag lowered at 22. Milan could follow the same strategy with the other player about to expire: Hakan Calhanoglu. To replace the Turkish, contacts are underway with Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) and Filip Diuricic (Sassuolo). In addition to Juventus, Raiola is probing PSG, Manchester United and Barcelona to find accommodation in Donnarumma.
Gigio in the national team
A story that was followed with attention also in the retirement of the National team in Sardinia: “Donnarumma seems calm to me – says the team manager of Italy, Lele Oriali – it would certainly be nice if all market situations were resolved before the Europeans”. Since yesterday the blue one, at least for the moment, is the only team of Gigio Donnarumma. –
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