Gianluigi Donnarumma

Written by Luca Bianchin for Gazzetta dello Sport:

Still only 25, Gianluigi Donnarumma has already lived three lives in one. Wonder boy at 16, when the former Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic chose him as starting keeper. Then a culprit between 2017 and 2021, when he was heavily criticised by Milan fans, first for the complicated negotiations around his contract renewal, then for the breakdown in relations with the Rossoneri. Finally the best European goalkeeper in 2021, when he saved two penalties in the Euro 2020 final against England and was named player of the tournament. Now coming off a top season with PSG. Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner revealed Gigio has always been a friend to him: “We used to play Call of Duty together.” When he was a child, Donnarumma’s mother had to show his identity card to other players' parents who thought he was too old to play against their sons.