The French goalkeeper, after months of uncertainty, is ready to join the club he has been playing for for another 5 years since 2021
There is a doorman on site and he brought a pen. Mike Maignan arrived at Casa Milan to sign the contract with Milan. Shortly before, his agent Jonathan Kebe had shown up at the door. Maignan is about to sign a renewal with the most important club of his life until 2031, with the last year of the option in favor of the club. It is no coincidence that Kebe was already at the office yesterday.
ALLEGRI AND CHELSEA DECISIVE
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The diplomatic work lasted months, with ups and downs. Maignan and Milan, during the last season, had found a principle of agreement, never ratified by the club. From there, we entered a freezer, with cold relationships and little communication. Summer brought the turning point. Milan rejected a modest offer from Chelsea – not far from 15 million – and Allegri asked to start again with Mike. It may have been the trust, it may have been the work of Filippi, the high-level goalkeeping coach brought by Max to Milanello, the certainty is that Maignan has turned a corner. This season he was the best goalkeeper in the championship (along with Svilar?) and in January he decided to accept Milan’s offer of 5 million plus bonuses, also because the impression is that he will reach well above that figure. The summer transfer market therefore loses a protagonist – other goalkeepers will move – while Milan gains a slot: the captain will not leave.
