AC Milan fans ‘make it rain’ with fake bank notes over PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest over his big money move to Luis Enrique’s side

• AC Milan threw fake money at Gianluigi Donnarumma on Tuesday evening
• It was the first time he had returned to the San Siro since leaving for PSG  
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AC Milan fans have ‘made it rain’ with fake bank notes over PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest at him leaving the club to sign a more lucrative deal with Luis Enrique’s side. 

Mail Sport revealed earlier in the day that A group of AC Milan fans are preparing to give PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma a hostile reception when the goalkeeper returns to the San Siro on Tuesday. 

The Italian, who came through Milan’s youth academy to feature over 250 times for the red and black, was widely regarded as the best young goalkeeper in world football prior to his controversial free transfer to Paris.

Donnarumma refused to sign a new deal worth £130,000 per week with Milan in a bid to run down his contract — and instead penned a more lucrative deal with Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, effectively leaving his boyhood club with nothing.

Therefore, the Milan fans decided to get their own back when Donnarumma returned to the club on Tuesday evening by throwing fake dollar bills at the goalkeeper during the game. 

AC Milan fans have ‘made it rain’ with fake bank notes over PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest at him leaving the club to sign a more lucrative deal with Luis Enrique’s side

AC Milan fans have ‘made it rain’ with fake bank notes over PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in protest at him leaving the club to sign a more lucrative deal with Luis Enrique’s side

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Donnarumma refused to take notice, while his PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe found the funny side of the prank. He was seen standing on the half-way line laughing as the fans threw the fake currency at the goalkeeper. 

The fans are also said to be wearing the No 71 shirt to highlight his betrayal by drawing reference to the Neapolitan system of interpreting dreams into winning lottery numbers — called Smorfia Napoletana — with 71 meaning ‘man without values’.

Speaking ahead of the game, Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi tried to remind Milan fans of the years of service Donnarumma gave the club.

Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport, he said: ‘Gigi is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He’s still so young and such a great professional, he’s also a fantastic person. 

‘What he contributed to AC Milan over 215 appearances was amazing – and I have huge respect for both AC Milan and Gigio.’ 

Donnarumma’s exceptional form at the start of his Milan career led to the goalkeeper becoming the youngest Italian to play for the U21 side, at the age of 17 years and 28 days in March 2016.

Donnarumma refused to take notice, while his team-mate Kylian Mbappe found the funny side of the prank. He was seen standing on the half-way line laughing as the fans threw the cash

He went on to chalk up 251 appearances for the Serie A giants, winning the Italian Super Cup with the club in 2016-17.

His decision not to sign a new deal with Milan in 2021 sparked a frenzy in the transfer market, as Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus fought PSG for his signature. 

After agreeing his move to the Parc de Princes, Donnarumma helped Roberto Mancini’s Italy win the European Championships, triumphing over England in the final after a dramatic penalty shootout at Wembley.

The goalkeeper swiftly added to his portfolio of honours in Paris, winning successive Ligue 1 titles in 2022 and 2023.

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