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Chelsea's bid for Mike Maignan 'not interesting' as AC Milan CEO denies goalkeeper attempted to force Premier League transfer

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<p>Chelsea approached Milan to sign Maignan as the London club look for a long-term replacement for Roberto Sanchez, but<a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/news/milan-furlani-ce-stata-confusione-sul-ruolo-di-ibrahimovic-tecni-53964" target="_blank"><em></em></a> the Italian club rejected the offer, considering it not aligned with the club's interest and citing low transfer fees.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Maignan's contract with Milan runs out in June 2026. The Blues, inspired by <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/tijjani-reijnders-completes-dream-gbp46m-transfer-man-city-ac-milan/blt59605d7d11167163" target="_blank">Tijjani Reijnders' steal deal by Manchester City</a>, opted to strengthen their goalkeeping spot with Maignan. However, Furlani was not interested in the reportedly €15 million (£13m/$17m) offered for the French goalkeeper and rejected it. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking to reporters, Furlani said: "There was interest from an English club, it was not considered an interesting interest from the club's point of view. Mike was and is an important player for Milan, and his agent was also very correct. There was openness to this interest but at the same time there was an interest on their part, not a forcing or a push, to stay at Milan. Then in the medium-long term future, those who live will see."</p>

WHAT FURLANI SAID

<p>Milan want to bring Granit Xhaka to San Siro from Bayer Leverkusen; the Swiss international has greenlit the move, but the clubs have still not agreed on the transfer fee. This <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ac-milan-bayer-leverkusen-keep-granit-xhaka-transfer-agreement-serie-a-side-eur16m-javi-guerra-bid-rejected/blt73cd1570bdacddbd" target="_blank">could lead to a double blow for Milan</a>, as their bid for Valencia's midfielder Javi Guerra was also reportedly rejected, deeming it unsatisfactory. With these rejections, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ac-milan-offer-tijjani-reijnders-replacement-luka-modric-granit-xhaka-massimiliano-allegri-midfield/bltba62b0abf5e0ba4d" target="_blank">the club will have to intensify it's effort for a midfield revolution</a>.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MILAN?

Chelsea's bid for Mike Maignan 'not interesting' as AC Milan CEO denies goalkeeper attempted to force Premier League transfer | Goal.com

AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani dismisses reports of Mike Maignan forcing his way out of Milan, claiming the offers received for the goalkeeper to be uninteresting.

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