The star is on sale: Milan sniffs out the deal to replace Mike Maignan

In the Milan household, the contract issue of Mike Maignan continues to hold the headlines: the strong goalkeeper has an agreement with the Rossoneri club until the end of the season and negotiations for his renewal are stuck. 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.

Ernesto Villa

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: should the goalkeeper 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.

The goalkeeper is one of the most valuable in the world with a value of 40 million euros.

If the goalkeeper issue is dealt with by Milan in the summer, the Rossoneri will most likely integrate a new center forward into the team in January. The performances so far offered by Cristopher Nkunku and Santiago Gimenez have not been up to the mark and the Diavolo management is evaluating several profiles.Among them is also Lorenzo Lucca, who does not play much at Napoli and who with the return of Romelu Lukaku could end up in oblivion. Antonio Conte has already hinted that he does not want to bet on the former Udinese center forward, but Aurelio De Laurentiis would prefer to sell him abroad so as not to strengthen the competition. Here, however, takes over the will of the striker, who seems oriented to stay in Italy to prove his worth in Serie A.

Accordingly, Milan’s need to sign a new striker in January was also underscored by Arrigo Sacchi, who spoke to the Gazzetta dello Sport about the issue in this way: “Logical now to wonder where this Milan team can go. Soccer is too slippery a subject to unbalance in a net prediction, however, as I have said before, the Rossoneri can play for the title all the way. If then, at the January market, a striker will be bought, which this team needs like bread, then clear horizons can be opened. Napoli and Inter, which I consider the best equipped to win the Scudetto, will do well not to underestimate the growth of this Milan team. I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the spring, we find ourselves with Milan in front of everyone and the others damning their souls in the chase.”