AC Milan fans ‘make it rain’ with fake banknotes on PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest against his move to Luis Enrique’s big-money side
- AC Milan threw fake money at Gianluigi Donnarumma on Tuesday evening
- It was the first time he had returned to San Siro since leaving for PSG
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AC Milan fans have ‘made it rain’ with counterfeit banknotes on PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest at him leaving the club to sign a more lucrative contract with Luis Enrique’s side.
Mail Sport revealed earlier today that a group of AC Milan fans are preparing to host PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma when the goalkeeper returns to the San Siro on Tuesday.
The Italian, who came through Milan’s youth academy and played more than 250 times for red and black, was widely regarded as the best young goalkeeper in world football prior to his controversial free transfer to Paris.
Donnarumma refused to sign a new contract worth £130,000-a-week with Milan in a bid to see out his contract – and instead signed a more lucrative deal with Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, effectively leaving his boyhood club with nothing.
That’s why Milan fans decided to get their own money back when Donnarumma returned to the club on Tuesday evening by throwing counterfeit dollar bills at the goalkeeper during the match.
AC Milan fans have ‘made it rain’ with counterfeit banknotes on PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest at him leaving the club to sign a more lucrative contract with Luis Enrique’s side
AC Milan fans have ‘made it rain’ with counterfeit banknotes on PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest at him leaving the club to sign a more lucrative contract with Luis Enrique’s side
Donnarumma refused to pay attention to it, while his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappé discovered the funny side of the joke. He was seen laughing on the halfway line as fans threw the fake money at the goalkeeper.
It is also said that the fans wear shirt No. 71 to emphasize his betrayal by referencing the Neapolitan system of interpreting dreams into winning lottery numbers – called Smorphia Napoletana – with 71 meaning ‘man without values’.
Speaking before the match, Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi tried to remind Milan fans of the years of service Donnarumma gave to the club.
Speak with Gazetta dello Sport, he said: ‘Gigi is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He is so young and such a great professional, he is also a fantastic human being.
‘What he contributed to AC Milan in 215 appearances was fantastic – and I have enormous respect for both AC Milan and Gigio.’
Donnarumma’s exceptional form early in his Milan career led to the goalkeeper becoming the youngest Italian to play for the U21 side in March 2016 at the ages of 17 and 28.
Donnarumma refused to pay attention to it, while his teammate Kylian Mbappé discovered the funny side of the joke. He was seen standing on the center line laughing as the fans threw the money
He went on to make 251 appearances for the Serie A giants, winning the Italian Super Cup with the club in 2016/17.
His decision not to sign a new contract with Milan in 2021 sparked a frenzy in the transfer market as Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus battled PSG for his signature.
After agreeing a move to the Parc de Princes, Donnarumma helped Roberto Mancini’s Italy win the European Championships, triumphing over England in the final after a dramatic penalty shootout at Wembley.
The goalkeeper quickly expanded his list of achievements in Paris, winning back-to-back Ligue 1 titles in 2022 and 2023.