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Despite a stellar campaign, Milan risk losing Mike Maignan on a free transfer. The reason for the acrimony between the parties is dated. There might not be time or room to mend fences, Mattia Moretto reports (via SOSFanta<\/em>).<\/p>\n The star can sign a pre-contract with a new team from February onward, but verbal agreements can be reached much earlier. The Rossoneri<\/em> brass began negotiating in September 2024, making substantial progress early on.<\/p>\n Milan intended to make Maignan one of the highest-paid players in the squad at the time. The hierarchy and his camp shook hands on an extension until 2028 with a \u20ac5M salary plus add-ons in February 2025.<\/p>\n The goalkeeper was ready to ink it, but the management put everything on hold for multiple reasons, especially economic ones. They started to realize they wouldn\u2019t qualify for any European competition, which led to some strategic adjustments.<\/p>\n Chelsea tried to exploit the impasse and offered \u20ac15M last summer, but the Rossoneri<\/em> rejected. The player wanted to go, then Massimiliano Allegri and Igli Tare took him off the market and asked him to give his 100 percent while he was still in San Siro. It\u2019s indeed happening, but the relationship remains ice cold.<\/p>\n Some Premier League sides and Juventus are working to lure him, while Inter haven\u2019t taken concrete steps to do so at this stage.<\/p>\n It\u2019s an uphill climb when things get this sour, but the Rossoneri<\/em> have a new sporting director and a very influential coach compared to the time when the rift started, so it\u2019s not over until the fat lady sings. It\u2019s surely great news that the affair hasn\u2019t hurt his performances.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\nOur Take on Maignan and Milan<\/h3>\n
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