Maignan has ended up in the sights of Chelsea, a team that has qualified for next season’s Champions League and offers the possibility of playing in the top European competition, which appears to appeal to the goalkeeper.
This – combined with a contractual situation that now seems compromised – could lead the Rossoneri captain to leave Milanello after four years. In the meantime, Milan are already drawing up a list of possible heirs.
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) reports that Massimiliano Allegri hopes to patch things up with Maignan and he has already made this known to the club. The problem, however, starts a long time ago and specifically concerns the failed contract renewal
In January everything was set for a three-year extension plus one at €5m net per season. Then, suddenly, negotiations were interrupted and the Frenchman did not appreciate this sudden U-turn. For this reason, Mike Maignan’s intention is to leave.
Chelsea hope over time to lower Milan’s €30m demands. At the same time, the Rossoneri will try to mend things, though they have no choice but to scout the market for potential replacements for their captain.
Mile Svilar is one option, also in contract difficulty with Roma, but they want €40m to sell. Marco Carnesecchi of Atalanta is another name, as is Vanja Milinkovic-Savic of Torino who has a clause of €20m, and Elia Caprile who will leave Napoli.
lso keep an eye on foreign options: Lille’s Lucas Chevalier is admires and Diario AS today put forward the idea of Kepa Arrizabalaga, who played at Bournemouth on loan from Chelsea last season and has a €6m release clause.
