Gianluigi Donnarumma’s agent, Enzo Raiola, has lifted the lid on the Italian goalkeeper’s departure from AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has just started his third season at Paris Saint-Germain, after joining the capital in July 2021 from AC Milan. But if certain rumors suggested that the transalpine goalkeeper had chosen to commit to the Parisian club, after having refused to extend his contract with the Rossoneri, his agent and cousin of Mino Raiola, Enzo Raiola, recently made a revelation behind the scenes of his arrival at PSG which does not go in this direction. According to the contract negotiator, the transfer of his successor, the Frenchman Mike Maignan, was recorded well before the departure of his protégé. Who was also pushed towards the exit by the sporting director at the time, Paolo Maldini.
“Maldini said: ‘Mino, the Gianluigi chapter is already closed because we already have our goalkeeper’. Donnarumma then took a rock to his head. We, apart from Juve, had not spoken with other clubs for Gianluigi who, in January, again not to betray Milan, had not even wanted to listen to offers as a future free player. After what happened, he always told us that he didn’t want to play in Italy anymore. (…) Believe me, we had nothing in hand because all the clubs had starting goalkeepers, including PSG who had recently extended Keylor Navas. (…) But Mino still wanted to play the Parisian card when he understood that Gianluigi was free. He picked up the phone in front of us and told Leonardo (former sports director of PSG, editor’s note) to take Gianluigi,” thus made it known Enzo Raiola In Tuttosport.
Gigio will return to AC Milan this Wednesday in the Champions League, as part of the 3rd day of the group stage of the Champions League.
