Maignan, same fate as Donnarumma?

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

In July 2021, just after winning Euro 2020 with Italy, Gianluigi Donnarumma left AC Milan to join Paris Saint-Germain. Free of any contract, the native of Castellammare di Stabia had not brought back a single euro to his training club.

Mike Maignan was recruited from Lille to replace him. Next year, the Lombard club could experience a similar situation. Indeed, the French international arrives at the end of his lease in June 2026.

According to several Italian media, “Magic Mike” was offered a contract extension by the leaders of the Lombard club, with an annual salary estimated at 4.5 million euros. However,
Negotiations would be complicated And the native of Cayenne would have brandished the threat of a departure.

Maignan, a lack of deplored stability

Maignan also complained about a lack of stability.
“I am exactly at eight guards' coaches. It is true that it is something important for a goalkeeper, we tend to create links with coaches. And the links, to create them, take time ”; He said last Saturday, after the meeting against Fiorentina (2-2).

“This is a situation I live, and it is like thatnoted the player trained at PSG. It helps me in my experience, but it is not easy, over the years, to change the guards' coach each time, every year or every six months. »»