Donnarumma's agent: "It's bullying, PSG suddenly changed the rules of the game."

UDINE – After Gigio Donnarumma 's failure to be called up for the European Super Cup, the Italian national team goalkeeper and PSG are at loggerheads. Adding to the controversy is Enzo Raiola , the player's agent and cousin of the late Mino, to whom Gigio was very close. Raiola, after last night's statements , spoke even more harshly today: "The exclusion reached us when training resumed. During the Club World Cup," he explained to Radio Sportiva , "we were told that the contract would not be renewed and we responded by declaring that we wanted to stay until the end of the current agreement. However, already during the holidays, Luis Enrique called me to see if there were any solutions on the way out. I reiterated that Donnarumma wanted to stay another year, but as soon as we arrived we were told that the intention was to put the player out of the squad. Legal action against PSG? That situation greatly affects both the sporting aspect and his image. Today he is among the top 30 players in the world , he could win the Yashin Trophy again and the club has said that he is no longer their goalkeeper, that they are no longer interested in him. On a legal level, I want to understand if it is possible to find a solution different from what they have outlined for us. We are talking about a principle of mobbing , it is not him who wants to leave." but quite the opposite. They have decided that Donnarumma will no longer be part of PSG." Pep Guardiola 's Manchester City are in pole position for number one.

Raiola: "PSG feared Chevalier would struggle against Donnarumma."

Raiola wanted to explain his and his client's perspective in detail. "Up until a certain point, the negotiations were very respectful; we were very close to agreeing on a renewal. Then, at a certain point, there was another disconnect. It can't just be a technical issue, as Luis Enrique said, otherwise, until a month ago, we wouldn't have been there discussing the renewal. A month ago," he clarified, "there was talk of an imminent renewal; I don't think Luis Enrique changed his mind during his vacation. We're looking for real explanations from the club; the ones they've been giving are nonsense. They were afraid to put Chevalier in competition with Donnarumma; that's all I can think. Gigio has always faced significant competition in Paris; when he arrived, there was Navas."

Enzo Raiola: "Donnarumma was about to sign, we had accepted PSG's terms."

The Italy captain's agent then added that "it's not just a financial issue; there was no conflict. Our intention was to renew, and we never made any requests, except for the one I made a year ago based on what he was demonstrating. At the time, I thought I could get something more, but in the end, my requests were never accepted, and we accepted theirs. However, in the end, those too fell through... But I repeat: we had reached the conclusion of the negotiations, the signatures."

Gravina: "We'll have the best Gigio in the national team."

FIGC President Gabriele Gravina also addressed Donnarumma's situation at the event organized by Udinese in Udine to present the European Super Cup between PSG and Tottenham at the Stadio Friuli: "I'm disappointed on a human level, because he's a sensitive guy, and on a sporting level, because he's a pillar of our national team. I hope he can find his balance. He's the most important and strongest goalkeeper in the world." Left out of Luis Enrique's squad, Gigio is preparing to answer, as captain, to coach Rino Gattuso's call-up, making his debut as Italy coach, on September 5th against Estonia in the World Cup qualifiers: "First of all, we have to win, then we'll see how many goals he scores: Gigio is very important to us," Gravina emphasized. "He immediately clicked with coach Gattuso. We're concerned, but we're convinced that, in addition to being a very strong goalkeeper, he's also a mature and well-rounded player. With our support, we're confident we can deploy him to the best of conditions."