GdS: Maignan suffers 10th injury at Milan as questions over renewal emerge | OneFootball

Mike Maignan leaving the field in pain has become an image that AC Milan fans are sadly now used to, as the goalkeeper suffered yet another injury problem last night in the defeat against Liverpool.

The first warning signs came just a few minutes in. As everyone went to go celebrate with Christian Pulisic after his opening goal, Maignan dropped to the floor in some discomfort with his thigh, and he again required some medical attention.

Maignan then had to raise the white flag when he was clattered into by both Fikayo Tomori and Diogo Jota suffering a bad cut to his thigh, therefore a different problem to the muscle discomfort. He went to the dressing room with his head hidden under his shirt, and left the stadium ‘struggling to walk’.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport write, it is a scene that has unfortunately already been seen at San Siro. Since the goalkeeper left Lille in 2021 to move to Milan, he has already had nine periods of absence due to injury which becomes 10 with last night’s.

From the wrist injury to the repeated calf problems (over four months out between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023), up to the most recent problems with his adductor, Mike is struggling to stay healthy.

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Yet Milan have already started negotiations for the renewal of his contract expiring in 2025. As his colleague Alisson also said on the eve of the match, Maignan is among the best in the role, but doubts about his physical condition have been creeping in among the Rossoneri fans for some time now.

The question is obvious: is it worth extending the trust in the Frenchman, complete with a raise, without guarantees of always having him available?