Gianluigi Donnarumma is reportedly willing to leave Paris Saint-Germain after being left out of the club’s UEFA Super Cup squad, with the Premier League expected to be his next destination.
Despite enjoying the best campaign of his career, playing a crucial role in PSG’s first-ever Champions League triumph while also reaching the Club World Cup final, Donnarumma is being frozen out in the French capital. PSG signed Lucas Chevalier from Lille to serve as the club’s new first-choice goalkeeper this summer after talks over a new deal for Donnarumma stalled.
The Italy captain has one year left on his current contract. When discussions over an extension were raised, he supposedly refused to accept the club’s new wage structure. This standoff has sparked links to a number of Premier League sides, prompting PSG to predict that bids would soon start raining in.
Donnarumma is open to a PSG exit, The Athletic report, but “only for the right club and at the right moment”. Whether Manchester United fit that criteria is unknown, but the Red Devils are only willing to make a move for the 26-year-old if André Onana moves on this summer, which appears to be increasingly unlikely. Fabrizio Romano has rated United’s chances of signing Donnarumma at just 30%. Chelsea’s hopes are even slimmer.
The Blues are not engaged in any active talks with the outcast custodian. After failing with a pre-Club World Cup pursuit of AC Milan’s Mike Maignan, Chelsea are thought to be “happy” with their current goalkeeper options; Robert Sánchez, Filip Jørgensen and Gabriel Slonina.
However, RMC Sport were first to reveal concrete interest from Manchester City, who are exploring a move for Donnarumma if they find themselves parting ways with Ederson this summer. Fabrizio Romano notes Ederson is in talks over a move to Galatasaray.
City have already recruited a new goalkeeper this summer in James Trafford, who joined from Burnley in a deal worth an initial £31 million ($41.6 million), but are still open to signing Donnarumma as well.
Despite the arrival of Chevalier, Donnarumma will not be forced into an unsatisfactory move and is prepared to wait it out in the increasingly tense surroundings of the French capital. L’Équipe claim that the “rift” between player and club is “complete” barely two months after their Champions League-winning high.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Gianluigi Donnarumma: Premier League Trio ‘Respond’ to Surprise PSG Snub.
