Manchester United are interested in signing Mike Maignan next summer as a free agent, according to United In Focus. Maignan is out of contract at AC Milan at the end of the season, and Man Utd are keen on a bargain deal for the France international goalkeeper.
However, Chelsea are also interested in Maignan, with last season’s Conference League and 2025 FIFA Club World Cup winners having tried to do a deal with AC Milan for the French star in the summer of 2025. The goalkeeper himself wants to join the Blues.
Journalist Graeme Bailey said “To be fair to Ruben Amorim, one of the first things he said when he came in was that he was not happy with the goalkeepers, but he knew that could not be solved overnight.
“Now, as a club, they have decided a new number one is needed in 2026 – no surprise, and it appears that they aim to have the new player competing with Senne Lammens long-term.
“In terms of who they are looking at, I can confirm as a club they do like Mike Maignan – but he is someway down the road with Chelsea. They tried to sign him in the summer, but Max Allegri did not want to lose him; now his talks over a new deal are not going well.
“I am told that as it stands, he wants to join Chelsea and is likely to be how that one maps out, but United are giving themselves the chance to assess the situation.
“We know they like Emi Martinez, Diogo Costa, and Zion Suzuki. One of those will emerge as the first choice, it is possible, but they are going to make sure they get this right; they know just how important this is.”
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