Reports: Inter and Juventus dream of snatching Maignan from Milan – the situation

The idea of losing Mike Maignan on a free transfer is difficult enough to digest, but the possibility of losing him to a major rival has now emerged.

The stand-out performance in Sunday’s derby win over Inter came from Maignan. He made an amazing save in the first half to deny Lautaro Martinez, and then inside the final 20 minutes he kept out Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty to preserve the clean sheet and the lead.

While Milan should be happy about his return to form, the Frenchman’s deal runs out in a few months and what has emerged regarding a possible extension isn’t exactly encouraging. Nonetheless, reports suggest that the Rossoneri will try again to convince him.

Maignan: Inter and Juventus lurking

One of the sub-plots to the derby was that Milan and Inter are looking for a new starting goalkeeper, due to the Maignan and Yann Sommer contract situations. The Nerazzurri, however, might not have to look far from home for a solutoon.

Corriere della Sera (via Calciomercato.com) report that Maignan will almost certainly leave the Rossoneri on a free transfer after asking for €5.5m net per year to renew. He is a ‘big transfer dream’ for Inter, one they could actually pull off, unlike when they wanted Gianluigi Donnarumma.

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Maignan may not be the type of signing Oaktree usually go for (the Frenchman is 30 years old and has a high salary), but faced with such an opportunity, they might try their hand and go for a Calhanoglu-esque coup.

Meanwhile, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Juventus are a club to look out for in the Maignan sweepstakes. Matteo Moretto also confirmed this indiscretion during his most recent update on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel.

“I can tell you, adding another detail: the Premier League remains very attentive, but keep an eye on Juventus too. The Bianconeri have started to have this idea in mind in case Maignan doesn’t renew. Let’s keep Juventus in mind, let’s keep the Premier League in mind, but above all, let’s keep a future for Maignan that remains absolutely up in the air,” he said.