Mercato | Mercato – PSG: Italy has still not digested for Donnarumma!

Posted on January 2, 2022 at 2:30 pm by Arthur Montagne

Arrived free at PSG last summer, Gianluigi Donnarumma shares his playing time with Keylor Navas in Parisian goals. A situation that arouses many comments, especially from AC Milan.

At the end of the contract with AC Milan , Gianluigi Donnarumma decided not to extend and join PSG despite the presence of Keylor Navas who was coming out of two very good seasons in Paris. Therefore, Mauricio Pochettino had to find a solution to manage his two goalkeepers. With this in mind, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas shares playing time. An alternation which seems to suit the best player of the last Euro. “It doesn't hamper my performance. But of course it bothers me because it's not easy. Like you said, I have always started and it is sometimes disappointing to stay on the bench. But I am calm and I am sure the situation will be resolved, ”he said recently. On the other hand, Roberto Mancini is much less satisfied. “It seems so strange to me, Gigio is the best goalkeeper in the world. I regret that he does not play continuously, because for a goalkeeper, it is fundamental ”, confided the Italian coach to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Maldini adds a layer

And on the side of AC Milan also we seem to have difficulty digesting the free start of Gianluigi Donnarumma . Paolo Maldini thus drew up a damning observation in recent days: “In an ideal world, the only motivation of a footballer should be passion. But if your goal is to get social redemption and money to give to your family, well, those are motivations too. To be understood and respected. “And in the columns of the Gazzetta dello Sport, the technical director of the Rossoneri added a layer concerning the situation of Gianluigi Donnarumma at PSG . “Gianluigi Donnarumma is a beautiful person, full of emotions. I think in an ideal world the only real motivation for a footballer should be passion. But if your goal is to get social redemption and money to give to your family, who tightened their belts for you during your childhood years, these are understandable motivations. (…) To achieve certain results and a certain stature as a player, sporting motivations are fundamental. There may be times when a player's needs do not match those of a club. There are those who prefer to wait and those who are in a hurry. It’s not for me to judge certain choices, ”says Maldini .