In the world of sports, the dynamic often revolves around business considerations, profit, and loss, with less emphasis on emotional affiliations. As a result, players who have spent a considerable amount of time with a home club may decide to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Kylian Mbappe recently attempted such a move, although it was ultimately unsuccessful.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, on the other hand, successfully executed a similar move some years ago when he departed AC Milan for PSG. His transfer to PSG prevented Milan from recouping their investment in the player. Consequently, upon his return to San Siro last night, he was met with an unsympathetic reception from the San Siro fanbase.
Kylian Mbappe’s reaction to fans throwing fake money at Donnarumma
Donnarumma declined to sign a new contract with Milan that offered £130,000 per week, opting instead to allow his contract to expire. In 2021, he signed a more financially rewarding deal with Paris Saint-Germain, effectively departing from his childhood club without a transfer fee. Hence, AC Milan missed out significantly on the opportunity to recoup their investments in the player.
AC Milan fans staged a unique protest against their former goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, who made a high-profile move to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). In a demonstration of their displeasure over the lucrative transfer, some AC Milan fans showered Donnarumma with fake banknotes, symbolically suggesting that his move to PSG was financially motivated. This unusual protest reflects the passion and emotions that often surround football transfers.
Milan Ultras distributed the ‘Dollarumma’ notes in response to Donnarumma’s actions. Prior to the game, they had written to him, expressing their discontent over his decision to reject a new contract. This move resulted in the Rossoneri missing out on the opportunity to receive a substantial transfer fee for one of their homegrown talents.
Before this incident, it had been revealed that the AC Milan fans had staged a hostile reception for their former goalkeeper. Hence, when Gianluigi Donnaruma returned to San Siro on Tuesday, their hostile reception was effectively executed.
Donnarumma refused to give regard to AC Milan’s hostile gesture, but his PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe found the funny side of the prank. He was seen standing on the halfway line, laughing as the fans threw the fake currency at the goalkeeper.
AC Milan beat PSG
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) endured their second away defeat in the Champions League this season, suffering a 2-1 loss to Serie A giants. Milan Skriniar opened the scoring for PSG, but Stefano Pioli’s team responded with goals from Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud to secure all three points. Kylian Mbappe, who had not engaged with the media since June, openly acknowledged that PSG had been outperformed by Milan, conceding their second-best status in the match.
Kylian Mbappe expressed his disappointment over PSG’s defeat in Milan, acknowledging that the team had fallen short in certain aspects of the match. However, he avoided directly addressing the question of whether PSG could achieve Champions League glory this season.
“It is a defeat, a second defeat away from home, it is never easy to lose, we are disappointed. We failed in quite a few things, and we will try to respond at home against Newcastle,” the forward told reporters after the match.
When pressed on the reasons for PSG’s struggles away from home, he replied, “I don’t know, I don’t know (regarding the difficulties away from home). We are disappointed; we tried to put all the ingredients on our side to win, but it didn’t happen like that,” Kylian Mbappe said further.
