Maignan renewal: clear Milan priority and Allegri’s strategy

Originally posted on Football Italia | Last updated Dec 11, 2025 10:37 AM ET

Milan are profoundly focused on Mike Maignan’s contract extension talks and, at the moment, they are not considering signing another goalkeeper.

A couple of shot-stoppers have been offered to the Rossoneri, but the club didn’t want to discuss them in detail, so it’s not even worth naming them.

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BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Mike Maignan of AC Milan reacts during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AC Milan at New Balance Arena on October 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Milan are stitching back together the rift from several months ago, when renewal talks collapsed due to some back-and-forth over figures.

At that stage, the debate was tied to a dip in performance from the France international and Maignan’s camp didn’t take it well.

As the goalkeeper has demonstrated in the first months of the season, there’s little to argue about regarding his quality.

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Mike Maignan of AC Milan celebrates after the Serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 28, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is adopting the same strategy he used with Adrien Rabiot a few months back, when the Italian convinced the midfielder to move to San Siro from Marseille.

As long as Milan have a chance to renew with Maignan, they will not delve deeper into discussions with possible alternatives.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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