{"id":8761,"date":"2026-05-15T13:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8761"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:19:09","slug":"chelsea-linked-with-fresh-move-for-ac-milans-mike-maignan-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8761","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea linked with fresh move for AC Milan&#8217;s Mike Maignan again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea are now again being linked with a transfer target that got tongues wagging and debates raging last summer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I remember it well. Chelsea fans were desperate for the club to sign a new goalkeeper, and they were heavily linked with Mike Maignan from AC Milan. He would have been available very cheap because his contract was running down, and he is largely considered as one of the best goalkeepers around right now. He would certainly come with a lot of experience and leadership, at the very least.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Xabi Alonso not making any major demands but emphasising importance of defence, talks progressing well \u2013 Chelsea throwing everything at it!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many Chelsea fans were behind the move and got quite excited for it. But as Chelsea often do under this ownership, they fumbled the deal and backed out of it for whatever reason, probably the sake of a few million here or there.<\/p>\n<p>It left many Chelsea fans really annoyed, and caused a lot of drama. Well Chelsea fans, want that same saga all over again? No, me neither!<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea linked with Maignan again<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3750\" height=\"2499\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-143828 has-webp\" alt=\"Mike Maignan in action for AC Milan.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-1200x800.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Getty-Images-25-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3750\/2499;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Maignan in action for AC Milan. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>Just five months on from signing his new contract with Milan, Mike Maignan is back being linked with <\/span><span>Chelsea again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>La Gazzetta dello Sport claim<span> that Chelsea have not given up on their hopes of securing the France international and are ready to give it another go this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here we go again!?<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today<\/h2>\n<p>Pep Guardiola made the point that Chelsea are going to have an advantage in this week\u2019s FA Cup final at Wembley. Chelsea\u2019s interim head coach Callum McFarlane has responded to that!<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could welcome two attacking options back to the squad this weekend, just in time for the FA Cup final. It\u2019s good news for McFarlane with more options now available to him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! 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