Chelsea has given up on signing AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, the English media report on Tuesday. The Frenchman will surely not be joining before the Club World Cup, with his future yet to be decided.Despite holding talks with both Maignan and the Rossoneri over the past week, there won’t be any deal before the transfer deadline on June 10, which is the last point for registrations to happen ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_54436##Apparently, the Blues had been willing to offer around £13 million for Maignan, who has 12 months left on his contract at San Siro. However, Milan demanded over £20 million for the 29-year-old, who joined them from Lille in 2021. Chelsea will now enter the CWC with three senior goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen and Djordje Petrovic.Movies will be made if Maignan joins Chelsea pic.twitter.com/790RFVngDA— Conn (@ConnCFC) June 9, 2025 The latter spent a season on loan at RC Strasbourg, where he impressed as he had one of the best seasons for a goalkeeper in Europe. Petrovic conceded almost 10 fewer goals than expected goals (xG) metrics predicted. That was the fifth most of any goalkeeper in the top five leagues.##NAJAVA_MECA_8972683##
