Milan market, Mike Maignan: surprising breakthrough in renewal key

Aware of how difficult it can be to replace a proven goalkeeper like Mike Maignan, Milan has stepped up efforts to armor the French goalkeeper, whose current contract expires next June 30. The goal is to prevent one of the locker room leaders from leaving Milan right at the height of his football maturity, and on the horizon there’s a new breakthrough in negotiations that testifies to the club&#8217s willingness to reach a lasting agreement capable of pleasing all parties involved.

According to reports in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan&#8217s new proposal is a heavy one: seven million euros net per season, including bonuses, a figure that almost brings the distance closer than the entourage&#8217s initial request of seven and a half million plus bonuses to eight. That is a decidedly large salary, in line with the one that in 2023 convinced Rafael Leao to extend until 2028. Furlani and Tare’s idea is clear: the Rossoneri executives’idea is for Maignan to be one of the main pivots of the technical project until 2030.

The idea of the Rossoneri executives is that Maignan should be one of the main pivots of the technical project until 2030.

Despite the offer, the negotiation is not yet to be considered concluded, although it is now clear that the club is intent on cancelling the first offer (the one of five million a season made in recent weeks) so as not to risk a ‘no’ that would have led to losing another world-class goalkeeper at zero, after what happened with Gigio Donnarumma. Today, however, the scenario has changed: it remains to be seen whether the new offer will be enough to convince Maignan, especially in light of the interest of several Premier League clubs ready to go even beyond ten million annually.

All the same, Milan cannot afford to be found unprepared if the renewal does not go through. For this reason, the management is monitoring several profiles, including that of Corinthians’ Hugo Souza, class of 1999, considered a prospective goalkeeper and with a much lower cost. A track that remains in the background, but which testifies to the need to have a credible alternative plan.

Francesco Lucivero

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The tradition of Brazilian goalkeepers in Milan, from Dida to Julio Cesar, makes the’possible choice of a greenoro profile less risky than it may seem. However, the top priority remains retaining Maignan, a technical and charismatic leader. Milan has made its strongest move: now the ball is in the goalkeeper&#8217s court, who is called upon to decide whether to tie his future to the Rossoneri colors or listen to foreign sirens.