Despite being the captain of AC Milan, a strange summer is underway for Davide Calabria as he awaits signs from the management regarding his renewal.
According to Calciomercato.com, Calabria is perhaps not experiencing the most peaceful period at present. On the one hand, the management are working on the market to buy a new right-back and on the other hand his deal expires in 11 months.
At the moment – despite the excellent relationship between the parties – the negotiation is in ‘a state of total stalemate’. While working to get to grips with Paulo Fonseca’s ideas, Calabria doesn’t know if he will even be at preseason next year.
Calabria has repeatedly reiterated his love for the Rossoneri shirt and his desire to renew his contract but there is too large a distance between the offer and the demands. Milan want to extend his deal but keeping the current €2m net per season, therefore just changing the duration.
However, the captain considers himself ‘absolutely deserving of a salary increase’ from the club, who would like to extend only until 2027 and not any further. The request from Calabria’s agents has not found any opening from Milan.
The parties have decided to stop the dialogue for a period of reflection that the full-back hopes will lead to a solution. Moncada has asked the player’s entourage to resume negotiations after the window has closed, a decision that leaves room for many interpretations.
In all likelihood, the management do not consider Calabria worthy of a pay hike because he has remained at the base level of performance and/or simply lacks constant growth.