Doubt no longer seems to be allowed. Transferred to AC Milan in 2021 from Lille, Mike Maignan will indeed leave Lombardy this summer. Announced for several weeks in the Chelsea viewfinder, the doorman of the French team will be, unless last minute twist, a Blue next season.
According to the information of La Gazzetta dello Sportthe transfer of Mike Maignan to the residents of Stamford Bridge, who will compete in the Champions League next season unlike the Rossoneri, would be completed. And formalization could take place in the coming days.
Indeed, Chelsea would like to count on the French goalkeeper for the club World Cup (from June 15 to July 13). To do this, the London training must finalize the transaction before Tuesday evening, the deadline for recording players for this new tournament launched by FIFA.
Knight to succeed Maignan?
Mike Maignan, whose lease in Milan expires in 2026, should therefore take the direction of the English capital after the match of the third place in the League of Nations between France and Germany this Sunday (3 p.m.), to initial his new contract. The cost of the operation is estimated at 18 million euros.
To replace the former Lille, AC Milan would already have two names in mind. Also according to the Transalpine media, the Rossoneri would think of Mike Svilar (AS Roma) or Zion Suzuki (Parma). The name of Lucas Chevalier has also been circulated in recent times.
