The role of goalkeeper has changed a lot in recent years to the extent that they are no longer required to just stop shots, and Mike Maignan embodies the modern representation of the role.
MilanNews write that Maignan is in the discussion for best goalkeeper in the world but it feels right to call him the most complete. The Frenchman is the perfect prototype of the modern goalkeeper given that he is skilled with both his hands and his feet.
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He made a stunning save for France against Ireland over the international break that was seen around the world, while he also made stops against Calhanoglu and Cabral last season that proved to be vital in winning the Scudetto.
Maignan is also very skilled with the ball at his feet given that he often acts as a playmaker too, and to this must be added the fact that he is a leader in the dressing room. In the months in which he was injured, his absence was greatly felt and it is no coincidence that in that period all of Milan lost security.
The team are fighting for a top four spot and a place in the final four of the Champions League, and Maignan is a huge part of why they can believe.
One of the best goalkeepers in the world right now. Will he remain in Milan for long?