Maignan to Chelsea is completely off, Allegri confirms | OneFootball

Chelsea will not be signing AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan this summer despite submitting a bid.

New AC Milan manager, Massimiliano Allegri, confirmed the deal is completely off at his press conference this afternoon.

“I am very happy he decided to stay,” Allegri said. “Mike remains the captain and is one of the best goalkeepers in Europe.”

Chelsea need a new goalkeeper and submitted at least one offer for Maignan, but the Rossoneri rejected the proposal.

First-choice Chelsea goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez, has endured an error-prone time with the club. No goalie made more errors leading to a goal in the Premier League this season.

Filip Jorgensen also failed to convince with his performances, forcing the Blues to consider a move for Maignan.

However, Milan refused to be lowballed by Chelsea for the Frenchman, who is in the final year of his deal.

Chelsea must head back into the market for a new goalkeeper with Sanchez failing to cover himself in glory at the Club World Cup.

With Maignan out of the equation, Chelsea must consider keeping Djordje Petrovic after his stellar spell on loan with Strasbourg this term.

Among goalkeepers with at least 20 Ligue 1 appearances in the 2024/25 season, only Brice Samba (38 percent) recorded a higher clean sheet percentage than Petrovic (32%).

The Serbian ranked second behind only Marcin Bulka (74.7%) in save percentage, with an impressive 74.5% of shots stopped.

According to the Opta expected goals on target (xGOT) model, he prevented 10.4 goals, conceding 36 times from a combined xGOT value of 46.4.

Petrovic also stood out with the ball at his feet, leading all Ligue 1 goalkeepers in both touches (1,736) and successful passes (1,117).

He set a Ligue 1 record (since Opta began tracking in 2006/07) for most touches (79) and successful passes (64) by a goalkeeper in a single match against Rennes on February 2.