Milan could sign one of Alex Meret or Salvatore Sirigu should Gianluigi Donnarumma leave the club at the end of the season.
Donnarumma’s current deal with the Rossoneri expires next summer, and it isn’t certain that the stopper will stay with his boyhood club.
That is because Donnarumma’s agent, Mino Raiola, has been sceptical about the Milan project and has been at times critical of the Elliott Management group who own the club.
Milan could look to Salvatore Sirigu for next season should Gianluigi Donnarumma leave the club in the summer.
Donnarumma’s contract with the Rossoneri is due to expire at the end of next season.
His agent Mino Raiola recently made comments to Sport Mediaset that he advised Donnarumma not to sign a renewal, but that the player made “a choice of the heart.”
Salvatore Sirigu has admitted the negative atmosphere affects the “lonely” Torino players and has claimed “we’re trying to do our best everyday”.
The shot stopper became the hero when 10-men Torino went advanced to the last eight of the Coppa Italia on penalties against Genoa.
“It was one of the few games where the true Toro spirit shone through,” he told Torino Channel. “Winning in certain contexts is important, we are up against difficult objectives and manage to react even when we are put in difficulty.
Andrea Belotti said Torino should celebrate their 2-0 victory away to Roma. “It’s no mean feat to win here with a clean sheet.”
Il Gallo bagged both goals, blasting in on the stroke of half-time and converting a penalty for Chris Smalling’s handball.
“I don’t want to stop here, as I have a long road ahead of me and want to keep scoring goals for Torino,” he told DAZN.
Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini felt “fantastic” on his senior Italy debut, but concedes there’s a lot of competition for places.
The shot-stopper came off the bench for the final few minutes of their 3-0 victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Gianluigi Donnarumma.
“It was really a fantastic feeling and I cannot deny it reminded me of my Serie A debut,” Gollini told Rai Sport in Zenica.
Milan talent Gianluigi Donnarumma is the best performing goalkeeper in Europe’s top five leagues in 2019, with Torino’s Salvatore Sirigu in third place.
According to WhoScored.com, the Italy international was the most reliable man between the sticks, with a save success rate of 81.9 per cent.
Donnarumma narrowly beat Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid into second place, with his 81.2 per cent success rate.
Torino President Urbano Cairo assured fans that Andrea Belotti and Salvatore Sirigu “are staying here, even though we received offers.”
The Granata took a step towards Europa League qualification last night with a 5-0 preliminary round victory over Shakhtyor Soligorsk, with Belotti bagging a brace.
“Belotti is a great captain and a great leader,” Cairo told Sky Sport Italia.
Tomas Rincon insists almost coming to blows with Torino teammate Salvatore Sirigu “happens every week, but it stays between us.”
Video of the training ground clash went viral, showing Sirigu trying to come into contact with the midfielder and being dragged away by teammates, then storming off as he threw his gloves and shirt to the ground.
Torino teammates had to intervene after Salvatore Sirigu and Tomas Rincon almost came to blows during a furious training ground row.
Calciomercato.com published video footage of the incident, as seen from the stands.
It seemed as if goalkeeper Sirigu was sitting out the training routine and started shouting something from distance to Rincon.
As the words got more heated, Sirigu stood up and charged towards the midfielder, with Emiliano Moretti and Lorenzo De Silvestri diving in to drag the pair apart.
Wojciech Szczesny warns Juventus “always play the Derby to win” against Torino and they want to help Cristiano Ronaldo score “700, 800 and maybe 1,000 goals.”
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