Donnarumma decides not to renew contract at AC Milan
Gianluigi Donnarumma, AC Milan's 18-year-old 'keeper, won't be at Stadio San Siro beyond his teenage years.
Marco Fassone, Milan's chief executive officer, announced on Thursday that Donnarumma decided not to renew his contract, which expires on June 30, 2018. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Casa Milan, and Massimiliano Mirabelli, the Rossoneri's technical director, was also in attendance.
"Sorry, but Milan goes on," Fassone said.
According to Fabrizio Romano of Sky Sport and the Guardian, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are ready to start talks for Donnarumma.
1 - Donnarumma is the goalkeeper with more saves in Italy (all comps.) the last season as AC Milan player (162 in 41 games). Madridista? pic.twitter.com/A96m8z16Pj
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Milan reportedly offered Donnarumma around €4.5 million per season plus bonuses. Per Gianluca Di Marzio, Mino Raiola, the mafioso negotiator who's the teenage shot-stopper's agent, arrived at Casa Milan on Thursday afternoon to discuss his client's future.
At the beginning of June, Raiola declared that "11 top clubs" were interested in Donnarumma, candidly listing Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Napoli, Liverpool, PSG, and Everton.
Donnarumma appeared in all 38 of AC Milan's Serie A games last season and produced the best save percentage among 'keepers who made at least 10 appearances in the top flight of Italian football, while also tallying 147 saves in the league, more than any other shot-stopper.
76% - Gianluigi Donnarumma had the best save percentage (76%) among the goalkeepers with 10+ appearances in the Serie A 16/17. Future. pic.twitter.com/yF872nC3gF
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