The Italian reminded everyone of his quality during his club's historic European Cup win, but he's now been replaced at Parc des Princes
Paris Saint-Germain probably could have won the Champions League final without Gigi Donnarumma. But they certainly wouldn't have made it to Munich without him.
Donnarumma was immense throughout the knockout rounds. He may have only picked up one Player of the Match award along the way - for his characteristically colossal contribution to PSG's shootout success over Liverpool at Anfield - but, as his team-mates were always so quick to point out, Donnarumma was just as decisive in the ties against Aston Villa and Arsenal. Star playmaker Vitinha even called the Italian giant the team's "MVP" after the crucial 1-0 at the Emirates.
It was, thus, strange to hear Donnarumma admit after the 5-0 rout of Inter at the Allianz Arena that he didn't know if he would still be at PSG next season. "We’ll see in the next few days," he said.
A little over two months on, and Donnarumma's spell at Parc des Princes appears to be well and truly over. A "disappointed and disheartened" Donnarumma released a stunning post on Instagram on August 12 essentially confirming he was leaving. He went as far as claiming that "someone has decided that I can no longer be part of the group". No prizes for guessing who that might be.
So, how on earth has it come to this? Why is Luis Enrique about to part company with Europe's best goalkeeper?