Chain effect risk and the €70m temptation – Milan grappling with Maignan’s renewal

AC Milan are currently locked in negotiations with the entourage of Mike Maignan over a renewal and it will not be an easy agreement to reach, a report claims.

According to what is being reported by Calciomercato.com, Maignan intends to secure a pay rise with his next contract that reflects his status as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. As a result, his request to Milan exceeds the offer of €4.5m plus bonuses from the club.

Maignan currently gets €2.8m net per season, the figure agreed at the time of his arrival from Lille in 2021. The margins to continue negotiating are there as well as the will of all those present in the negotiation, but the road remains ‘quite uphill’.

The main issue is that Milan are not willing to further raise their €4.5m offer at the moment. The Rossoneri have rather strict parameters when it comes to salaries and do not want to run the risk of a chain effect whereby others come in and ask for a large rise.