AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma looks set to leave the San Siro this summer, with the 22-year-old’s contract set to expire this summer and a number of European giants circling around the Italian’s signature.
According to rumours, Donnarumma’s agent Mino Raiola wants the young goalkeeper to earn €200,000 per week, however, Milan are only willing to offer the 22-year old €130,000 and have reportedly given the Italian till the 23rd May to decided upon his future at the club.
Milan’s rivals Juventus are the favourites to sign Donnarumma this summer, as he would be the ideal successor to the likes of former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny do to being nine years younger than the Poland international.
Another factor that may also trigger Juve into this signing is the potential money that they could gain by signing Donnarumma, as it would essentially mean that they could cash in on Szczesny in what is a tough financial climate and have a first-choice goalkeeper for over a decade at the club, as Donnarumma has often been compared to the Old Lady’s current second-choice goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
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PSG are also rumoured to be in for Donnarumma, as they are in a similar position to Juventus, as former Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas is 34-years-old and turns 35 in December this year.
The signing of Donnarumma would be very astute as it would essentially allow them to sign a player on a free transfer and would allow them to cash in on an older player which would help their position in financial fair play rules as it would allow them to focus on other areas in the squad if they are to do the re-build that has been rumoured under the new management of Mauricio Pochettino.
PSG are priced at 6/1 to sign Donnarumma in the upcoming summer transfer window.
Chelsea are the first English team to feature on this list of clubs linked to the signature of Donnarumma.
Thomas Tuchel’s side are looking to improve the quality across their squad, as they look set to finish in the Champions League qualification places in the Premier League this campaign, and by many, the goalkeeping situation at Stamford Bridge is regarded as one of Chelsea’s weakest positions.
Chelsea have not had an assured starting goalkeeper since 2018 when they allowed Thibaut Courtois to leave the club for £35m to Real Madrid, which then prompted the London club to pay a world-record fee of £71.6m for Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has been a major disappointment since leaving Athletic Bilbao for Stamford Bridge.
In the midst of Chelsea’s summer spending last year, Edouard Mendy was signed for a relatively cheap price of £22m on a five-year contract from Rennes which has significantly improved Chelsea’s defensive statistics, but instances this season have shown that he isn’t the required standard of goalkeeper that Chelsea will need if they are to challenge for trophies such as the Premier League or Champions League on a regular basis.
The final club on this list are Manchester United, who have a series of decisions to make regarding their goalkeeper situation this summer.
With both Sergio Romero and Lee Grant’s contracts set to expire this summer, whilst David De Gea is seemingly surplus to requirements having lost his place in the starting line-up to Dean Henderson, United are rumoured to be looking at Donnarumma to challenge the 24-year-old, as well as at backup goalkeepers such as Tom Heaton and Sam Johnstone.
Considering Donnarumma would be on a free transfer, it would allow United to cash in on the under fire De Gea, whilst also potentially shredding some of the club’s huge wage bills, as the 30-year-old is rumoured to be on £350,000 per week which is an astronomical wage for someone who is possibly looking at being a backup goalkeeper.
Donnarumma has the odds of 12/1 to move to Old Trafford in the summer.