Milan has yet to start the season, but the first discontent has already erupted. What has infuriated the Rossoneri fans is the decision of Adrien Rabiot and Mike Maignan to extend their holidays until August 16, returning to Milanello only a week before the start of the championship. The two Frenchmen, coming back from the World Cup, obtained the club’s permission and will thus be the last players from the main European leagues to return. A choice that weighs even more considering the delicate moment Milan is going through. There is a new coach, Ruben Amorim, a team to rebuild, and the need to leave behind a very negative season. For this reason, the prolonged absence of the two most experienced men has fueled discussions and suspicions.
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The one most targeted is Maignan. The captain’s armband had already been contested after his absence at Franco Baresi’s funeral, and now new attacks have appeared on social media: “Being Captain means being there especially when you have to restart.” Other fans even ask to hand over the armband to Luka Modric, who arrived in the summer to add experience and personality to the group. However, the Rabiot-Maignan case goes beyond the holidays. The question circulating is whether there is some discontent behind this choice or the desire to consider a future away from Milan.
Rabiot, in fact, continues to be linked to Napoli, while Juventus is looking for a goalkeeper, but neither of the two has officially asked to be transferred. The club, after all, considers both important for the project: Maignan has renewed until 2031, while Rabiot’s contract expires in 2028. Now it will be mainly up to them to turn a decision that has sparked debate into an opportunity to mend the relationship with the fans. The first step will be to cross the gates of Milanello and prove, with actions, that they are still fully part of the project.
