Milan quickly replaced the outgoing Gianluigi Donnarumma, signing goalkeeper Mike Maignan from the new Ligue 1 Lille champions.
Mike Maignan will sign a five-year contract
French curator Mike Maignan, who helped Lille detach Paris Saint-Germain as the Champion of France, will move to San Siro this summer and serve as Milan’s new # 1. He arrives after it was confirmed yesterday that Gianluigi would not sign a new deal with Milan, the Italian stopper, instead flying out on a free shuttle. Milan confirmed in a statement on his website that Mike will sign a five-year deal with the Serie A giants starting July 1 and that he will wear No. 16. The fee for Mike, who has 12 months left on the contract in France, has not been disclosed, although it is reported that it is in the region of € 15 million.
Former youth goalkeeper Paris Saint-Germain, who was born in French Guiana and has one senior French national team, joined Lille in 2015 and was needed to lift them, with 180 appearances over six seasons, to become Ligue 1 champions this season. for the first time in a decade. In 2020-21, he played 48 times for Lille in all competitions, conceding only 38 goals and keeping 23 blank slates. Mike, 25, will serve as support for Hugo Lloris for the French side at this summer’s European Championships, and is considered the most likely candidate to be his country’s long-term No. 1 once the Spurs goalkeeper steps aside.
The Rossoneri entered the market of the new No. 1
After CTO Paolo Maldini confirmed Wednesday that Gianluigi will leave the club this summer on a free agent, they have entered the new No. 1 market. Gianluigi, now 22, made his Milan debut at 16 and has established himself as one of the best young goalkeepers in world football after serving as Milan’s starter for the past six seasons. Donnarumma has played over 250 caps for Milan as well as 25 caps for Italy and has been linked to Chelsea, Juventus and Barcelona.