AC Milan and Chelsea remain locked in negotiations over Mike Maignan, but there is a time pressure to agree a fee.
La Gazzetta dello Sport‘s report begins with: ‘Welcome to Mike Maignan’s Tuesday’. On June 10th, by 20:00 Italian time, we will understand what the fate of the Frenchman will be. The premise: these will be hectic hours, with discussions between London and Milan.
Maignan: Staying or going?
The starting point is not optimal: Milan and Chelsea, this morning, are not sure that the deal can be closed. Indeed, there is growing pessimism despite the fact that negotiations have been ongoing for several days now.
Maignan wants to leave Milan, with whom he reached an agreement in principle for the renewal of his contract in recent days, an agreement that was then pulled away from the table. The old contract, signed in 2021, expires in 12 months, so the Blues sensed a cut-price deal.
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Chelsea remain the most interested club but wants to agree the signing by 8pm, when the transfer window for the Club World Cup will close. If the deal does not close today, Maignan could change clubs from July 1st but it would cool everything down.
MilanNews reports that contacts between the two clubs are continuous to try to unblock the deal. At the moment the offer from the English side is still too low (under €20m). The player is pushing to go to London, but Chelsea must improve their offer to the Devil and it is a ‘race against time’.