Gianluca Di Marzio, transfer market expert journalist of Sky Sport Italia revealed a new detail about the arrival of Mike Maignan the farewell of Gianluigi Donnarumma. from AC Milan:
In an interview, the journalist said the following:
"Donnarumma was in tears on the pitch after the Atalanta game because he knew it was his last match."
Di Marzio continued:
"Donnarumma was told few days earlier that AC Milan signed a new goalkeeper (Maignan). It was Milan’s decision to not wait for Donnarumma, while he wanted to wait and see if Milan will participate in the Champions League. Milan could not wait because Roma joined the race for Maignan and they would have risked losing him."