ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden addresses the latest news on Cristiano Ronaldo and looks ahead to his upcoming press availability.

The FC panel remark on the continued rumours of Ronaldo’s exit from Madrid, and if that means Mbappe would fill his place.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says you must presume Ronaldo is innocent following tax evasion reports.

This may be remembered the summer of player power.

Cristiano Ronaldo, speaking via his minions, says he has made an “irrevocable” decision to leave Spain and Real Madrid. Gianluigi Donnarumma, who only became old enough to legally buy alcohol in Europe last February, turns down a contract extension that would have made him one of the highest-paid goalkeepers in the world. Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil sit tight as their contracts tick down towards free agency at Arsenal. Marco Verratti’s people…

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Gianluigi Donnarumma will leave AC Milan in the coming year.
The transfer window is upon us and there are plenty of big-name players who are being linked with moves. But how much would they cost?
The CIES Football Observatory research team has developed a unique approach to estimate the transfer value of players. In June they revealed Neymar (€210.7 million) was the world’s most expensive player.
So what would it cost to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma this summer? For his value, according to CIES, click here.

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Milan fans throw fake money at Gianluigi Donnarumma at the European U-21 tournament after he refused club’s contract offer. Since electing to turn down a contract extension with AC Milan in midweek, Gianluigi Donnarumma has become public enemy number one in the city of Milan. Milan were caught off guard by the 18-year-old’s decision and supporters of the Italian giants have been very vocal with their disapproval and frustration at the news.
On Sunday, in Krakow, Poland at the Under-21 European Championships, Milan supporters found a new way to protest and show their displeasure with Donnarumma. How you ask? Well by showering…

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Gab Marcotti believes AC Milan’s recent transfer activity is an indication of their ambitions for UCL placement next season.

Ivory coast international Franck Kessie is headed to the San Siro after helping Atalanta to their best ever Serie A finish.

It was billed as D-Day. Decision time for Milan’s goalkeeping wunderkind Gianluigi Donnarumma. Two weeks ago, the club’s new director of sport Massimiliano Mirabelli met the player’s agent Mino Raiola in Montecarlo and laid his cards on the table. Donnarumma’s first contract as a professional would make him the highest paid player at the club. The offer was €4m a year until 2022, rising to €5m with performance related add-ons: a huge figure for a kid who only turned 18 in February,…

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Gab Marcotti explains why Gianluigi Donnarumma has not renewed his contract at AC Milan and assesses possible next steps.
Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta has said Gianluigi Donnarumma’s decision not to extend his contract with the club is “understandable.”
Donnarumma’s agent, Mino Raiola, told Milan on Thursday that the 18-year-old goalkeeper, whose current deal expires in 2018, would not accept the offer of a new contract.
“I’m not very surprised,” Costacurta, who spent 21 years at Milan, told Sky Sport Italia.
“It’s also understandable in a certain way. Each and every solicitor wants to go and work…

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Pepe Reina has been linked with a move to AC Milan.
Pepe Reina’s agent has ruled out his client replacing Gianluigi Donnarumma at AC Milan, amid reports the goalkeeper has been offered a new contract by Napoli.
Reina’s name was one of the first to have be linked with Milan following Donnarumma’s decision on Thursday not to extend his contract with the club.
Donnarumma is expected to leave Milan this summer, but Reina’s agent Manuel Garcia Quilon told Radio Kiss Kiss that his client will not be taking his place.
“There is nothing to it,” he said….

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Gab Marcotti believes AC Milan’s recent transfer activity is an indication of their ambitions for UCL placement next season.

Ivory coast international Franck Kessie is headed to the San Siro after helping Atalanta to their best ever Serie A finish.

The last two months have been a whirlwind of excitement and optimism for AC Milan. From Yonghong Li finally completing his takeover of the club to four new signings arriving in a fortnight, everything was moving in a positive direction. Enter Gianluigi Donnarumma and Mino Raiola, who have opted to reject the Rossoneri’s contract offer, and prove that loyalty in football is dead.

In Oct. 2015, the largely unknown 16-year-old was handed his Serie A debut by Milan, and to his credit,…

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Gab Marcotti believes AC Milan’s recent transfer activity is an indication of their ambitions for UCL placement next season.

Ivory coast international Franck Kessie is headed to the San Siro after helping Atalanta to their best ever Serie A finish.

The last two months have been a whirlwind of excitement and optimism for AC Milan. From Yonghong Li finally completing his takeover of the club to four new signings arriving in a fortnight, everything was moving in a positive direction. Enter Gianluigi Donnarumma and Mino Raiola, who have opted to reject the Rossoneri’s contract offer, and prove that loyalty in football is dead.

In Oct. 2015, the largely unknown 16-year-old was handed his Serie A debut by Milan, and to his credit,…

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Gab Marcotti believes AC Milan’s recent transfer activity is an indication of their ambitions for UCL placement next season.

Man City’s goalkeeper may be addressed by Pep in the summer, but Gab Marcotti doesn’t believe the Italian will jump ship.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has informed AC Milan that he will not be extending his contract with the Serie A club, opening up the prospect of a transfer this summer.
Donnarumma’s current deal with Milan runs for one more season, but there is little likelihood of them keeping hold of the goalkeeper only to see him walk away on a free transfer next June.
The 18-year-old’s agent Mino Raiola spent around 40 minutes in talks with Rossoneri management on Thursday, and the club’s general manager Marco Fassone…

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The FC guys react to the comments from Marco Verratti’s agent expressing the midfielder’s desire for a move to Juventus.
Gianluigi Buffon has backed Juventus to sign AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as his eventual successor.
Buffon, 39, is out of contract with Juve at the end of next season and has been tipped to retire after Italy’s 2018 World Cup campaign.
While the keeper has said in the past he will retire from international football after that tournament, he has yet to make a decision on when he will call it a day completely.
But with Juve reportedly interested in signing Donnarumma as well as Arsenal’s…

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