Gianluigi Donnaruma

VP89 said:
This is true. 2 howlers in the 2-0 loss to arsenal if I'm not mistaken.

Still a beast of a GK though and walks in as arguably the best in the league form GW1.
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He's a bit like De Gea I think. Prone to flapping and not exactly a great passer, but impeccable on the line
 
He would demand very big wages, PSG fans were distinctly unconvinced by him up until about three months ago, the weakness most regular cited about him (his difficulties dealing with crosses, corners and high balls) is particularly applicable to the PL, and he isn't good on the ball either.

Falling into the trap of overrating a goalkeeper based on a CL run twice in a row would be too much.

But given City are also being linked to him as part of this report, despite his lack of ability on the ball making him an obviously odd choice for a Pep team, it has the feel of links being made as part of contract negotiations.
 
Raoul said:
He's the best in the world at the moment for me. Probably has 10 years of top football left in him, especially when you consider how long the likes of Buffon and VdS played for.
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If I remember correctly I was saying at the time he moved that we were mental to be giving Henderson that contract and this is where the goalkeeping money should clearly be going. It was such a no brainer apart from him being a Mino client
 
hellhunter said:
He's a bit like De Gea I think. Prone to flapping and not exactly a great passer, but impeccable on the line
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Yeah I think that would be incredible (DDG minus his final 2 seasons with us). I don't think we'll need an expert passer with 3 at the back but who knows.
 
If he’s happy to spend his prime in France I assume this is a ploy to get as much money out of PSG as possible. If he wants to move I’d say even Real would be in for him. I can’t see us getting him over city either. Fun link but won’t be happening
 
Summary post from reddit is probably apt here - takes the article into the summary and says

- Donnarumma's Contract expires in 2026

- Paris initially dragged their feet in the discussions, unconvinced by the Italian international's (73 caps) future in France.

- The first contract offers were not well received by the former Milan player and his entourage.

- Gianluigi Donnarumma still has an extension proposal on the table, but this time, the Italian doesn't seem convinced by its content.

- "I don't know yet what's going to happen," he explained in a press conference with Italy. "I haven't decided anything. For the moment, I want to focus on matches with the national team, and nothing else. I will discuss the situation at the club in the coming days with the management and my staff. For now, it's still too early."

- Privately, the Parisian has sometimes regretted the lack of support and consideration from the club, especially at the height of external criticism.

- Parisian leaders could also be playing a game of bluff, always popular during negotiations, but now they seem determined to tell their player that their latest offer is take it or leave it.

The two Manchesters interested​

- The hottest prospects have been in England for several days. Both Manchester United and City have entered the market and expressed interest in Donnarumma. Two tempting destinations for the player, to the point that the possibility of a move to England has already been discussed with some of his teammates in recent days.
 
I'd cry if we get Donnaruma. My favourite goalkeeper. He's wonderful.
 
Great shop stopper but not every good with his feet. I can see Enrique asking for a different profile as he evolves his team.

From what I’ve seen playing out from the keeper isn’t important for Amorim so would be a great purchase. Plus he’s a leader. Ac Milan captain.
 
VP89 said:
Summary post from reddit is probably apt here - takes the article into the summary and says

- Donnarumma's Contract expires in 2026

- Paris initially dragged their feet in the discussions, unconvinced by the Italian international's (73 caps) future in France.

- The first contract offers were not well received by the former Milan player and his entourage.

- Gianluigi Donnarumma still has an extension proposal on the table, but this time, the Italian doesn't seem convinced by its content.

- "I don't know yet what's going to happen," he explained in a press conference with Italy. "I haven't decided anything. For the moment, I want to focus on matches with the national team, and nothing else. I will discuss the situation at the club in the coming days with the management and my staff. For now, it's still too early."

- Privately, the Parisian has sometimes regretted the lack of support and consideration from the club, especially at the height of external criticism.

- Parisian leaders could also be playing a game of bluff, always popular during negotiations, but now they seem determined to tell their player that their latest offer is take it or leave it.

The two Manchesters interested​

- The hottest prospects have been in England for several days. Both Manchester United and City have entered the market and expressed interest in Donnarumma. Two tempting destinations for the player, to the point that the possibility of a move to England has already been discussed with some of his teammates in recent days.
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That's the same article I saw on the Lequipe site. It doesn't say anything - no quotes, just an unsubstantiated claim that both Manchester clubs are interested.
 
antk said:
He's just had his first satisfying season since joining PSG. For the money involved, this looks like a really dangerous deal.
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Totally agree. Id even go as far as saying he had a satisfying second half of the season
 
VP89 said:
I think we're absolutely massive but I dont think we'll prize Donnaruma away from Pep and City given how the dynamics of the clubs have gone in the past 15 years.

That being said, we can offer him big wages and probably have room for it.
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Are we convinced Pep would go for him, his biggest weakness is his football ability which is an absolute requirement under Pep.
 
He has superb reflexes and saves shots, that alone makes him a massive upgrade on Onana.

But perhaps we go for Mignan, he is as good in saving shots and excellent on the ball
 
Raoul said:
That's the same article I saw on the Lequipe site. It doesn't say anything - no quotes, just an unsubstantiated claim that both Manchester clubs are interested.
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Did you read the article I shared? (https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Act...-issue-de-la-coupe-du-monde-des-clubs/1568638)

It's written by Loic Tanzi who says

Les pistes les plus chaudes se trouvent en Angleterre depuis plusieurs jours. Les deux Manchester, United et City, sont entrés sur le marché et ont fait part de leur intérêt pour Donnarumma. Deux destinations tentantes pour le joueur au point d'avoir déjà évoqué l'hypothèse d'un départ en Angleterre avec certains coéquipiers en sélection ces derniers jours.

which translates to:
The hottest prospects have been in England for several days. Both Manchester United and City have entered the market and expressed interest in Donnarumma. Two tempting destinations for the player, to the point that the possibility of a move to England has already been discussed with some of his teammates in recent days.

What exactly are you saying is not consistent with the tweet? The journalist is why its credible. We dont normally see quotes from the club when theres confirmed interest or talks.
 
Why would he want to exchange being a European champion to a team who isn’t even in Europe next season? Do players just downgrade in their prime for the fun of it?
 
Signing him would be bigger and a bigger statement of intent that signing gyokeres imo.
 
VP89 said:
Did you read the article I shared? (https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Act...-issue-de-la-coupe-du-monde-des-clubs/1568638)

It's written by Loic Tanzi who says

Les pistes les plus chaudes se trouvent en Angleterre depuis plusieurs jours. Les deux Manchester, United et City, sont entrés sur le marché et ont fait part de leur intérêt pour Donnarumma. Deux destinations tentantes pour le joueur au point d'avoir déjà évoqué l'hypothèse d'un départ en Angleterre avec certains coéquipiers en sélection ces derniers jours.

which translates to:
The hottest prospects have been in England for several days. Both Manchester United and City have entered the market and expressed interest in Donnarumma. Two tempting destinations for the player, to the point that the possibility of a move to England has already been discussed with some of his teammates in recent days.

What exactly are you saying is not consistent with the tweet?
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Yes i read it. There's no substance to any of what he's saying. All journos have to do to drive traffic to their accounts these days is a simple mention a transfer rumor related to Manchester United, so there's nothing in what he's saying that has any credibility. If there was, then a hell of a lot more journos of quality would be saying the same thing.

Also, the tweet in the OP is misleading, which is why we don't want tweets from aggregators on this site. Because they frequently pluck a random comment from a video or article to generate their won content. In this case, if you click on the link to the Twitter account to substantiate what's in the tweet, you wouldn't find anything. You would instead have to go on a wild goose chase with the tweeters name that eventually leads you to a nothing article in Lequipe. Its low quality from start to finish.
 
If lequip says it, it might be true
lequip lequip for all things french
 
Surely we need major sales first to get him, and Gyokeres?

If he even wanted to join, I see it as a strange link but it would be some statement
 
sullydnl said:
He would demand very big wages, PSG fans were distinctly unconvinced by him up until about three months ago, the weakness most regular cited about him (his difficulties dealing with crosses, corners and high balls) is particularly applicable to the PL, and he isn't good on the ball either.

Falling into the trap of overrating a goalkeeper based on a CL run twice in a row would be too much.

But given City are also being linked to him as part of this report, despite his lack of ability on the ball making him an obviously odd choice for a Pep team, it has the feel of links being made as part of contract negotiations.
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This.

Donnarumma is a trap.
 
TheNewEra said:
Surely we need major sales first to get him, and Gyokeres?

If he even wanted to join, I see it as a strange link but it would be some statement
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Swap deal with garnacho and rashford going the other way.


Currently in spoons having a pint so take what I say with a massive pinch of salt.
 
People wondering why he’d leave PSG. From a financial perspective I get it, but from a sporting argument I’m not so sure it’s as crazy as people make out. He’s just won the CL at PSG, what else is there to do? Win it again I suppose. But domestically, racking up more French league titles in a one horse race is pretty pointless.

Coming to the PL, to play in the best league in the world, that’s much more of a test, and a lot more sporting prestige. He might feel after the CL win that’s there nothing left to prove at PSG and now is the time to take on a new challenge. If he moved to City, he’s got just as much chance of winning the CL too.

Moving to United….right now….it’d be a bold move. But a testament to the size of the club and the league. He also wouldn’t be asked to play as a third CB in the way he would under Pep. If the pitch from United is compelling enough, in terms of their vision for the team, the stadium, etc., as well as the chance to follow in the footsteps of Schmeichel, VDS, and De Gea at the biggest club in the country, then moving to United is hardly a pipe dream.

Having Donnaruma in goal would be a ridiculous upgrade. I absolutely don’t expect this to happen, but I also don’t think it’s a particularly crazy notion either.
 
Wont happen, unless we offer him 400k. Doesnt strike me as someone that would sign for us, but rather goes where the money is. He wants a better contract, and wants to see how much he can get.
 
Raoul said:
Yes i read it. There's no substance to any of what he's saying. All journos have to do to drive traffic to their accounts these days is simple mention a transfer rumor related to Manchester United, so there's nothing in what he's saying that has any credibility. If there was, then a hell of a lot more journos of quality would be saying the same thing.

Also, the tweet in the OP is misleading, which is why we don't want tweets from aggregators on this site. Because they frequently pluck a random comment from a video or article to generate their won content. In this case, if you click on the link to the Twitter account to substantiate what's in the tweet, you wouldn't find anything.
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Hold on - this reporter is Tier 2 here on the caf and on reddit. He's not some gossip trafficking merchant.

He's known to be very credible with PSG, so when he posts confirmed interest or talks, people listen. I don't know why you are expecting quotes, that's literally never how it works even with Ornstein or Whitwell or Ben Jacobs or Romano. They don't say "Manchester United open talks with Mbeumo, here is a quote from Jason Wilcox confirming it".

The tweet wasnt misleading either, it literally took the words from the article that a Tier 2 journalist made. If you think Donnaruma/PSG are just negotiating and this is a tactic then fine - but its worth noting that's addressed in the article too.
 
I highly doubt the City links are legit, considering his relative weakness on the ball compared to what Pep normally wants in a keeper.

I admit I've seen fairly little of him, but my impression was always that he was a bit overrated simply because he broke through at such a ridiculously young age. Not very good at dealing with crosses (despite his size), not very good on the ball, capable of brilliant shot-stopping at times but not really a consistently brilliant shot-stopper. I certainly expect he'd be an improvement on Onana but not sure if he'd be worth the wage I'm guessing he'd be asking for.

Like I said I haven't seen all that much of him, especially in the last couple years, so perhaps I'm underrating him.
 
You have to wonder why would he wanna join United and leaving CL winners?

We can sign some lanky GK from league 2 with decent reflexes and hed still do better than Onana. We cant get worse than Onana. Just need to replace him. No need to sign a GK with huge wages.... where are our scouts?
 
windycityfan said:
Care to explain yourself? Donnarumma is arguably the most in form keeper in the world. His CL run was brilliant. He’s been nothing but one of the best keeper in the world since Roma.

Sometimes I wonder about United fans. We could get linked to Pele and there would be those “not good enough for United or the Prem.”
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He’s a basically a bigger De Gea. Similar limitations commanding his area and similar limitations with his feet. He’s obviously much better at penalties but I think if he signed for United there would be a lot of pressure as those limitations come into focus.
 
Whenever I’ve watched PSG this guy has looked almost unbeatable so I’m surprised at the comments that are worried.
 
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