Everything will be done to convince the expiring Frenchman to extend his contract. Offer base 5 million euros
All about Mike Maignan. Milan are not giving up on the French goalkeeper, whose contract expires on 30 June 2026, who in a few weeks could commit to another club for next season. The great year he is having, with the captain’s armband on his arm, and his leadership in the dressing room, where everyone respects him and wants him to stay (Gabbia’s social message is emblematic), have pushed the club to send clear input to the goalkeeper born in French Guiana: in via Aldo Rossi and in Milanello no one wants the Rossoneri goal to be defended by another number one next season. That’s why the Devil will do everything possible to convince Maignan to put the precious autograph on the contract renewal. There are no deadlines or deadlines around the corner, but we won’t be able to go on indefinitely. To be clear until May. He is the first option for everyone at Casa Milan. Between the parties, however, there is not a negotiation with weekly updates and contacts, but a commitment to meet again before the decision to break the relationship is made by the club or the player. Tare explained before the Italian Cup match against Lazio: “Mike is a fantastic boy and we will try to find a way together”. The managers have conveyed to their captain the desire to offer him a multi-year contract which would start from a base of five million per season plus bonuses. It would be a nice leap forward compared to the 2.8 million he receives now. Will they be enough? If he were free on a free transfer, he would probably find a club ready, between signing bonus and salary, to give him more. This is also why at Casa Milan they also work on other profiles, so as not to be caught unprepared in the event of a definitive no from the Frenchman. Which in Milan, however, is fine. If at the end of the season, in addition to qualification for the next Champions League, the second star also receives the Scudetto, who knows…
milan objectives and figures
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The renewal of Maignan had practically already been put in place last January, but before the white smoke, the less than exciting performance of Magic Mike had led the company to stall and review the proposal of five million net per season downwards. From that point on the negotiation stalled and the goalkeeper no longer wanted to sign. In June he said yes to Chelsea’s courtship, but when the Blues presented an offer that Milan didn’t consider appropriate for his price tag, he didn’t put his foot down and as a great professional he started working with Allegri and his trainer Filippi. Max bluntly asked to confirm it and Maignan remained, returning to being an added value for the team. It is clear that Allegri would like to keep him at Milanello in the future too. At the same time, however, the coach is too expert in the world of football to expose himself publicly and ask for confirmation in front of the media: it would put his club at a disadvantage in the negotiations. Finding another goalkeeper as reliable as the Frenchman is not easy: the two penalties saved by Dybala and Calhanoglu secured the victories against Roma and Inter, bringing four points to the cause. Not a few…
amount of Milan wages
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This year, without participation in the Champions League and the revenues that UEFA “guarantees”, Milan have had to keep their accounts under control and have paid particular attention to the wages of the new arrivals who have embraced the Rossoneri project without cups. This is why two champions like Modric and Rabiot have accepted salaries of 3.5 million net plus bonuses. Next season, if the Devil finishes in the top four and returns to the Europe that counts, the margins for maneuver also regarding salaries will be greater and it is precisely from this perspective that the discussion with Maignan can be reopened. Without breaking the salary ceiling that the Devil has set at around 7 million (including bonuses) that Leao earns. Will Rafa and Mike be the highest paid in the squad together? Milan is ready to make this last attempt. And Maignan? He saw that with Allegri the Devil became competitive again after a nightmare 2024-25. And this can push him to reflect on the future. In short, the ending is not as obvious as it was a few months ago also because Chelsea slipped away. All the Rossoneri people hope that CEO Giorgio Furlani and sporting director Igli Tare succeed in their “mission” and are ready to rejoice like when Mike saves a penalty.
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