Paolo Scaroni targets Champions League and pampers Massimiliano Allegri

Paolo Scaroni, president of AC Milan, took stock of the Rossoneri’s season at the microphones of Class CNBC: “After winning a painful game like the one against Torino, I look forward and I am optimistic, full of hope. One key fact remains, which I repeat and which Allegri also repeats: we have one goal, to be in the Champions League next year. Milan must always be in the Champions League. We are a world team, we have 400 million fans in the world, we have to be in the stage of world soccer that is the Champions League”. A year without European cups already seems too much for the Milanese club, although it could be decisive in the end in the race for the Scudetto.

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Scaroni then also pampered coach Massimiliano Allegri: “I think that having experienced, competent coaches who have seen a lot and who spread an atmosphere of serenity and optimism, living everything on an emotionally healthy level as Allegri does, is a key element. As he spreads serenity to me, I am convinced that he also spreads it to the team and staff”. Milan also on Monday night managed to rise from a difficult situation, with Rabiot and Pulisic signing a very heavy 3-2 win that earned them a return to the top of the standings, on a par with Napoli and ahead of their cousins from Inter’Inter.

In the Milan household, meanwhile, the contract issue of Mike Maignan continues to hold the headlines: the very strong goalkeeper has an agreement with the Rossoneri club until the end of the season and negotiations for renewal are blocked. Months ago Giorgio Furlani met with Maignan’s entourage to understand the feasibility of continuing together but no agreement was reached given the big difference between the goalkeeper&#8217s demands and the club&#8217s offer. Since then the parties have not met again but June is approaching and the Diavolo is already working to not be caught unprepared should Mike Maignan leave Milan.

Among the various market hypotheses there is also one that leads to Diogo Costa, Porto’s champion and starting goalkeeper of the Portuguese national team. The star player has a very high value but the expiration of his contract in 2027 could play in Milan&#8217s favor: if the goalkeeper does not sign a renewal by the summer, Porto could consider selling him to avoid losing him for free in the summer of 2027. Igli Tare is monitoring the situation with great interest since we are talking about a top-notch extreme defender, among the best in the world. According to the specialized website Transfermarkt, Diogo Costa is the second most valuable goalkeeper in the world with 40 million euros in value (on par with Lucas Chevalier and Gregor Kobel), above him there is only Gianluigi Donnarumma at 45 million euros.