Matteo Moretto has revealed that there are figures within AC Milan who believe Mike Maignan could sign a pre-contract elsewhere.
During the summer transfer window, Maignan was believed to be pushing for a move to Chelsea but no transfer fee was agreed with Milan before the Club World Cup. In the end the Frenchman stayed, with Massimiliano Allegri even making him the club captain.
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However, a more daunting crossroads is approaching. Maignan’s deal has less than 12 months to run and there are no signs that he is close to signing an extension with Milan. If anything, most of the speculation has been about a renewal being difficult and Chelsea potentially trying again.
‘Completely at a standstill’
Matteo Moretto – in a video on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel – gave an update on Maignan’s contract situation and he gave some worrying news. MilanNews relayed his comments.
“One of the most talked-about players in the coming months will be Mike Maignan. In reality, the French goalkeeper was one of the stars of the Rossoneri’s summer transfer window when he was close, very close, to leaving Milan already in this last transfer window,” he said.
“Chelsea offered around €10-13m. The base salary was more like €10m, and with bonuses it could have been closer to €15m, but the truth is that the two clubs didn’t reach an agreement on his value. Chelsea expected Milan to accept a relatively low fee, but that wasn’t the case.
“Milan turned Chelsea down and decided to speak openly with Maignan, reaching a short-term agreement. Important discussions were held with Max Allegri, and the parties mutually agreed to move forward together for this season, which is crucial for rebuilding after the last few difficult years.
“Milan want to reach the Champions League; it’s their primary objective for this year, and reaching the Champions League will also require Maignan, the team’s captain. Currently, the parties are far apart regarding a renewal.
“Maignan’s contract expires in 2026; he’s 30 years old, and the parties haven’t resumed talks regarding a possible renewal. The situation is currently completely at a standstill. There are those within Milan who suspect that Maignan, starting in January, will decide to reach agreements with other clubs on a free transfer.
“The more time passes, the more this idea is gaining traction. The truth is that there’s no real contact between Milan and the goalkeeper regarding a possible contract extension. We’ll see if Chelsea will revisit him or if other transfer opportunities arise.”
Yeah, he is getting older and his injuries won’t get better. So, ideally Milan can find a starting goalkeeper that is there 100% of the time like most are and say goodbye to Maignan. It will probably cost less to pay a fee and wages compared to only Maignan contract. I mean in 4 years at Milan he was out for almost 1 whole year when added up. Milan can find a more reliable goalkeeper for under 30M, easy.
But I’ve heard that the plan is to bring Mattia Perin from Juve for 5M.
The only unfortunate part would be to lose him for nothing…replacing him should be the least of Milan’s worries. Torriani is more then capable of stepping in. It’s about time we show faith in the youngster.
If Musah is redeemed by Atalanta Carnesceci and Bellanova (since we saw Alexis move up in attack as well) should be our main targets in the summer. Those 2 plus Lucumi and Maehle in winter would fix defense and goalkeeper issues for good.
Vlahovic or another N9 would be ideal, but most likely it would mean selling Gimenez. Hope Santi can use yesterday’s game to start scoring goals!
yes 4 Carneschi but Bellanova we don’t need him cz we’ve Terra, he’s doing well @ loan even better than Bella
Let him go, we have torriani
funniest is always when someone want a mediocre kid just because he is italian
I agree that he has every right to be upset because management lied and it’s right that he leaves even on free transfer. He’ll be easy to replace though. Torriani is ready to step in.
Time to let Torriani shine next season then
Well, as much as I respect the guy… Better to put the money on someone who is available more than 90% of the season. There are keepers with better quality/price-ratio available.
Torriani is a better replacement, i love super mike but the curtain is clozing and lets get some good money than letting him go for free
It is what it is. Let’s hope we can win something with him while we still have him 🤷♂️
Yep,, i was hoping he will play his best performance just like kessie did before leave free transfer and helping ACM win scudetto. I dont blame him if he want to chelsea, that salary 15m euro gross = 7,5m euro nett and thats double his salary at ACM
Carneschi or Audero w/ Torriani as 2nd choice, Torriani is untested, w/ possibly UCL next season i don’t think he’s ready,
best time to try him is this season, seem Alegri don’t trust him even vs Lecce in copa where Maignan is not fit