PSG Set to Land Top Italian League Star After Beating Barcelona to Georgino Wijnaldum’s Deal
- Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to sign a five-year deal worth £200,000-a-week with Paris Saint Germain
- The 22-year-old shot-stopper left his boyhood club AC Milan after his contract expired at the end of June
- Sources reveal that he will undergo medicals while on international duty with the Italian national team this summer
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Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma could French League giants Paris Saint Germain on a £200k-a-week deal this summer.
The 22-year-old shot-stopper will leave his current club AC Milan once his deal with them expires this month having failed to reach an agreement for an extension.
Reports claim that the youngster's agent Mino Raiola long negotiation yielded no positives and he decided to look for a new club for his client and PSG appear to have won the race.
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Football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reveals that the Parisians are set to complete the deal 'in the next hours' as reported by SunSport and Sky Sport.
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The publication further revealed that Donnarumma will sign a five-year contract worth £200,000-a-week in Paris and he has asked to be given a number 99 shirt in the French capital.
Meanwhile, former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has also chosen to keep ex-Real Madrid keeper Keylor Navas in his squad.
The Costa Rican has been impressive for the Parc des Princes' outfit since he joined them last year after Thibaut Courtois became Los Blancos' number one.
Despite being on international duties, Donnarumma is expected to undergo his PSG medical at Italy's Coverciano training base in order to get the deal done before the tournament begins.
The Azzurri's will commence their Euro 2020 campaign on Friday, June 11 against Turkey in Rome.
Donnarumma made 251 appearances in total for Milan, having debuted aged just 16 and he has already been replaced with Lille stopper Mike Maignan who joined them in a deal worth £12.9m.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Gianluigi Donnarumma was said to have turned down a new AC Milan deal a few weeks back.
Reports in Italy claim the 22-year-old and his agent Mino Raiola turned down a new contract offer from the Rossoneri which means he will become a free agent in the summer.
Donnarumma was reportedly offered a salary of £5.1million-per-year with an additional £851,000-per-year in bonuses should the San Siro outfit make it through to next season's Champions League.
Source: Legit.ng
