Former Milan boss Sinisa Mihajlovic has advised Gianluigi Donnarumma to stay put and grow “where everyone loves him”.
Mihajlovic was the Coach that gave Donnarumma his big break during the 2015-16 campaign, and the Torino trainer urged his old protege to renege on his decision not to sign a new contract with Milan.
“I don’t know the terms of the negotiations and I don’t like to look at other clubs. Gigio’s very strong, but he’s still a kid of 18 years,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
Former Milan boss Sinisa Mihajlovic has advised Gianluigi Donnarumma to stay put and grow “where everyone loves him”.
Mihajlovic was the Coach that gave Donnarumma his big break during the 2015-16 campaign, and the Torino trainer urged his old protege to renege on his decision not to sign a new contract with Milan.
“I don’t know the terms of the negotiations and I don’t like to look at other clubs. Gigio’s very strong, but he’s still a kid of 18 years,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“For him to become a champion, he still needs to improve and grow, and I think that doing it at a club where everyone loves him could have helped.
“He doesn’t need to leave so soon. He still has 20 years of a career ahead of him. I also understand Raiola, who knows what he’s doing…
“If I was Gigio, I’d stay a little longer at Milan out of gratitude and for development purposes.
“I think Milan offered him a lucrative renewal. Now a difficult situation has been created, he has half of Italy against him.
“This can harm his development, even though he’s very strong in terms of character. The situation could’ve been handled better by both parties.”