AC Milan are sweating over the threat of a big bid from Chelsea in January for goalkeeper Mike Maignan, say reports in Italy.
The France international is one of the key men in Stefano Pioli’s squad and helped the Rossoneri win the Serie A title in 2021/22 before reaching the Champions League semi-finals last season.
But with talks over a contract renewal to his current deal to 2026 still ongoing, the goalkeeper is attracting interest from overseas.
That is according to Calciomercatoweb, who report that Chelsea are considering a big-money bid for Maignan in January.
The Stamford Bridge club are said to be unconvinced by Robert Sanchez, who was brought in from Brighton over the summer.
Maignan would be an eye-catching signing after establishing a reputation as one of Europe’s top keepers in recent seasons.
The 28-year-old won the Ligue 1 title with Lille before joining Milan in the summer of 2021, and followed that up with a Scudetto in his first year in Italy.
He has kept five clean sheets in eight appearances this season, including two in the Champions League against Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund.
Maignan has succeeded former France captain Hugo Lloris since the former Spurs man retired after the 2022 World Cup, starting in all but one of Les Bleus’ games since then.
The Frenchman is valued at €45 million (£39m) by Transfermarkt.
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Chelsea are reportedly seeking a £500 million loan in order to continue buying players, despite an outlay of around £1 billion over the past year.
And Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that the west London club have "already started to work" on January signings.
Bringing in a striker is understood to be a priority and Napoli's Victor Osimhen is one potential target, with the Nigerian's future in Italy up in the air after he was bizarrely mocked by his own club on social media recently.
