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"Traditional goalkeeper" Donaruma has become a victim of the times?

8:17am, 16 August 2025【Football】

Written by Han Bing As one of the main contributors to the four-time champion of Paris Saint-Germa won the four-time champion last season, Donnarumma could only watch his teammates win the European Super Cup in front of TV. A few hours after being excluded from the European Super League roster, Donnarumma, who had just been shortlisted for the Golden Globes, has "released himself." His contract extension negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain broke down completely. Paris Saint-Germain coach Enrique even bluntly said: "It is his decision to give up Donaruma, and he bears all the responsibility."

Donaruma was abandoned by Paris Saint-Germain, causing an uproar in European football. Italian goalkeepers Zov and Abiati both expressed strong indignation at Donnarumma's "experience". Donnarumma is the world's top goalkeeper in active duty, but because Paris Saint-Germain needs to reduce the risk of violations of the fiscal fairness bill and coach Enrique's goalkeeper style preference, he has become a victim of being eliminated by "non-ability reasons".

As early as last Saturday, Paris Grand Paris recorded its transfer fee for 40 million + 15 million euros. After Lille signed Schalvalier, Donnarumma, who was still on vacation, posted a photo with his wife and children on his social account. He wrote the words "Numero 1 (No. 1)" in chocolate on the plate holding desserts, implying that he is the goalkeeper of Paris Grand Paris No. 1. But the subsequent development completely cut off the possibility of Donaluma staying in Paris.

In order to reduce the excessive salary and income ratio as soon as possible, Paris Saint-Germain offers a new model of fixed annual salary + floating annual salary. Donarumma has an annual salary of 12 million euros, and he also agreed to renew his contract for one year and a slight salary cut. However, Paris Saint-Germain's contract renewal contract was significantly reduced, with a fixed annual salary of 6 million and a total annual salary of 3 million and a performance annual salary that Donnarumma could not accept. After all, he just brought the team an unprecedented four-time champion, and it is too ridiculous to have a "half-discount" of annual salary.

Donaruma agent Enzo Raiola complained that Paris Saint-Germain went back on its word in the contract extension negotiations, but Enrique made it clear last season that it needed to pass the ball better and even likes to participate in the offense.

Donaruma's passes last season were almost half of Schevalier's (542 to 936), with a low number of long passes to nearly 1/3 (139 to 365), which became the decisive "technical reason" for the Italian goalkeeper being abandoned. Donalu Ma's pass accuracy rate in Ligue 1 last season reached 85.4%, but Enrique hopes that his passes are more aggressive, even if the Italian goalkeeper has an astonishing save success rate of 66.2%, and the success rate of saves in the Champions League last season exceeded 70%, saving nearly 1/4 of his penalty kicks in his career. Just being able to keep the goal has become the main reason why the Italian goalkeeper cannot stay in Paris Grand Paris. After Paris Saint-Germain relied on "pass goalkeeper" Schevalier to win the European Super League championship, Donnarumma's agent also claimed that the Italian goalkeeper's next stop is the Premier League. French "League" claims that Manchester City is the one who reached a personal agreement with Donaluma, but Guardiola also likes goalkeepers with strong ball possession. Main goalkeeper Edsson has contributed 8 assists to Manchester City, four of which occurred last season, setting a Premier League goalkeeper assist record.

Manchester City hopes to sell Edsson to Galatasaray, and the Brazilian goalkeeper and the Turkish Super League giants have also reached a personal agreement on an annual salary of 7 million euros, but the transfer fee is quite different. Manchester City needs 13 million euros, and Galatasaray is only willing to pay 7 million. But the real trouble lies in Paris Grande. Donnarumma, whose French giants only have one year left for the contract, is a high price that even the Premier League giants cannot accept. What's more, Manchester City just signed Trafford from Burnley for a high price of 36 million euros, setting a record for England's goalkeeper's transfer fee. It is really hard to invest more than 40 million in the 30-year-old Donnarumma. Therefore, it is also unknown when the Italian goalkeeper will join Manchester City.

It is just that Donnarumma was eliminated because he "only knows how to keep the goalkeeper", which has caused more controversy in the world football world about the evaluation of goalkeeper's ability: Shouldn't the most priority criterion for measuring goalkeeper's ability be excellent save ability?

source:7m vn sport