Insider Explains Man Utd’s Transfer Decision on Former PSG Star Before Man City Move

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While seeing Donnarumma hang a clean sheet on them, many Manchester United fans might ask themselves why they didn’t go after a proven goalkeeper like the Italian. Nonetheless, in his latest YouTube video, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano explained the reason behind this decision.

“Why Man Utd didn’t sign Donnarumma? Man Utd considered the possibility, there was a call with the agents of Donnarumma in July to understand the situation, but never a negotiation, never an official bid and never anything concrete,” Romano said (h/t TEAMtalk).

“Man Utd believed that despite the transfer fee – €30m plus €5m in add-ons – so not big money, but don’t forget the player was obviously out of contract in 2026 otherwise he was going to cost way more than this.

“Well Man Utd, apart from the transfer fee, didn’t want to spend big money on a salary. Because of the FFP situation, because of the salary structure they have, because of what they’re doing in terms of salary internally at the club. So they didn’t want to spend big money in terms of salary on Donnarumma. That was a decision, it was part of the strategy.”