Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, goalkeeper Gianluigi, said that he wanted to stay with European Champion Paris Saint-Germain during the short season before his transfer to Manchester City.
The 26-year-old, who came to PSG from AC Milan in 2021, was part of the side who claimed last season, the first Champions League title of the French club and was asked during the Ballon d’Or Awards ceremony on Monday if he wanted to stay in Paris.
«Yes, if you go through so many positive things, if you spend a lot of time with great friends, it is difficult,» Donnarumma told reporters after he had been given the Yashin trophy for the best goalkeeper of the season.
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Donnarumma added that he now established himself in City, where he has signed a five -year contract, with British media reporting that the city paid 30 million pounds ($ 40.54 million) for the keeper.
«But the truth is that I have found an extraordinary club (Manchester City), with extraordinary players, and they welcome me as a large family, and that is important to me,» he said.
«Change is difficult, but at the base I (at PSG) had really extraordinary supporters, extraordinary players, the staff, the coach, the sports director, the president, the president. That is why I wanted to stay,» he added.
Published on September 23, 2025