Maignan begged to extend AC Milan contract by teammate Gabbia | OneFootball

AC Milan said they won’t put pressure on Mike Maignan to sign a new contract, but defender Matteo Gabbia didn’t get the memo and is openly begging his goalkeeper to stay.

The France international is in a strange situation, as his current deal only runs to June 2026 and the Rossoneri turned down various offers to sell over the summer.

Director of sport Igli Tare revealed last week that the club had made a “pact” with him and his agents to wait until the end of the season and not “put pressure” on each other.

Gabbia begs Maignan to sign new Milan deal

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 24: Matteo Gabbia of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Monza at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 24, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

However, Milan defender Gabbia evidently does not agree with this strategy, as he is openly appealing for the goalkeeper to extend his stay.

“Please, sign,” he wrote on Maignan’s Instagram in response to a comment on the victory over Lazio.

There is no shortage of clubs ready to pounce on a free agent of such quality next summer, with Chelsea widely believed to be at the front of the queue.

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Mike Maignan of AC Milan celebrates with his team-mates the victory at the end of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

He would be the second world class goalkeeper to leave Milan as a free agent after Gianluigi Donnarumma went to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.

Curiously, Maignan was the replacement for the Italy international, signed from Lille for €16.4m.