It was expected, it's official. Just crowned with a title of champion of France with Lille, the international goalkeeper tricolor (1 sel.) Mike Maignan goes to AC Milan. Trained at PSG, the native of Cayenne signed until 2026 and will wear number 16 in Lombardy, where he will succeed Gianluigi Donnarumma, free at the end of the season. “AC Milan is a great club, there is a lot of pressure, but I am not coming to forget Gianluigi Donnarumma, he is the child of the club. I come to do my job, stay professional and give the best of myself, ”he said this Thursday, during a press point in Clairefontaine, about the succession of the 22-year-old Italian international , mentioned at Juventus.
Official Statement: @mmseize ➡ https://t.co/MIwn2c65hp
Comunicato Ufficiale: Mike Maignan ➡ https://t.co/hZ2oj2NYzp#SempreMilanpic.twitter.com/TSSX56sTX4
- AC Milan (@acmilan) May 27, 2021
One thing is certain: it is the big leap for Maignan, who will leave the Mastiffs and France for a great from Italy, qualified for the next Champions League and where he will notably rub shoulders with a certain Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whom he has crossed in recent years at Paris Saint-Germain. “I know they will welcome me. It's a great club, with great players, a good team, it's going to go well. I spoke with Rafa (Leao, former Lille player who plays for Milan) and also with Adrien (Rabiot, Juve player) about the championship. I won't tell you everything we said to each other with Paolo (Maldini, Milanese sports director), but it's a very ambitious project and it will help me in my progress. I know that I can bring more to AC Milan, ”he swears, hungry and ambitious as possible. And to add: "It's a very big club,with a great track record, many legends have passed there. I heard a lot about Milan in my youth. I know Serie A is a very tactical championship and that the training is very physical. That's what you need to progress, the tactics, the physique and the head. ”
Absorbing the history, ready to defend the future ⚫
Un tuffo nella storia, prima di scrivere insieme il futuro ⚫ # SempreMilanpic.twitter.com / PCtQfAGUdP
- AC Milan (@acmilan) May 27, 2021
Second departure from the French champions after that of coach Christophe Gatlier, and before that of Boubakary Soumaré in Leicester, Maignan, 25, is part of the France group called to compete in Euro 2020 (June 11-July 11) .
Beaten by the last Parisian rampart Keylor Navas for the title of best goalkeeper in Ligue 1 a few days ago, as part of the UNFP Trophies, he has kept Lille goals 180 times (65 clean sheets) since his transfer from the club of the capital, in 2015. Milan would have spent 13 M € to acquire it.
LOSC confirms the full agreement reached with @ acmilan for the transfer of Mike Maignan.
The French international goalkeeper will definitively engage with club Rossoneri as soon as the Italian transfer market officially opens
- LOSC (@losclive) May 27, 2021
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