Chelsea followers ship X-rated message to Mike Maignan after failed switch talks
Chelsea held talks with AC Milan over a attainable deal for Mike Maignan earlier this summer time and he was serenaded by Blues followers throughout a pleasant match between the 2 golf equipment
Mischievous Chelsea followers teased Mike Maignan with a cheeky chant throughout Sunday's 4-1 pleasant win over the French goalkeeper's AC Milan aspect at Stamford Bridge.
Maignan, 30, emerged as a shock switch goal for the Blues earlier this summer time and talks over a possible deal had been even held earlier than Enzo Maresca and his crew jetted off to america to compete within the Membership World Cup, which they went on to win.
Talks over a deal collapsed, although, and it has since been reported that Chelsea are content material with their keeper choices.
And Chelsea followers threw their backing behind Robert Sanchez when Maignan and AC Milan performed them on Sunday by chanting: "You're only a s*** Robert Sanchez" on the opposition's goalkeeper.
Sanchez ended the 2024-25 marketing campaign as Chelsea's first-choice keeper and is predicted to begin the brand new season as Maresca's No 1.
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The Blues even have Filip Jorgensen and Mike Penders on their books, with the latter highly-rated and at the moment on mortgage at Strasbourg for the season.
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It was Sanchez who began in between the sticks on a day to overlook for Maignan and the Italian giants, with Chelsea occurring to win their ultimate warm-up match forward of the brand new Premier League season 4-1.
Objectives from Joao Pedro and a brace from the Blues different new striker, Liam Delap, added to an eighth minute personal purpose from Andrei Coubis. Yousouff Fofana scored a comfort for Milan within the second half.
Chelsea might be hoping to enhance on final season's fourth-place end after performing so properly on the Membership World Cup. And Maresca reckons his aspect are in impolite well being forward of their season opener towards Crystal Palace subsequent Sunday.
"I believe the efficiency was very, very, excellent till the pink card,' the Italian stated. "We began the best way we wished to begin, intense and with a excessive tempo on and off the ball.
"The pink card modified somewhat bit the sport however it’s additionally regular [that the energy dropped a little] as Milan began pre-season on 4 July, 40 days in the past, and this was their sixth pleasant recreation.
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"For us, it’s our second one. However general, I’m very comfortable and now we begin the Premier League."
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