Man City to close Donnarumma deal for €33m

Carlo Garganese
Carlo Garganese
  • 26 Aug 2025 06:45 BST
  • 4 min read
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Man City
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Manchester City can close the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma from PSG for a fee of around €32-33 million.

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That is according to Alfredo Pedulla, who reports that City and PSG are locked in negotiations for the Italy goalkeeper.

Pedulla said on Monday that City bid close to €30m for Donnarumma.

Gianluigi Donnarumma
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PSG have been asking for around €45-50m but Pedulla believes that a deal can be closed for around €32-33m.

The Italian transfer journalist says that City and PSG believe they can complete the transfer in the coming days.

Donnarumma to Man City

Donnarumma has already agreed personal terms with City.

The move won’t be completed, though, until Ederson leaves.

The Man City goalkeeper is close to joining Galatasaray having agreed personal terms with the Turkish giants.

City and Galatasaray are currently negotiating a fee for Ederson and once that is settled, then Donnarumma will replace the Brazilian.

Donnarumma has spoken to Pep Guardiola, who is personally pushing for the transfer.

Gianluigi Donnarumma
© IMAGO - Gianluigi Donnarumma

The Italian announced a fortnight ago that he is leaving PSG after being forced out of the club by manager Luis Enrique, who wants a goalkeeper who is better with his feet.

This comes amidst failed contract renewal talks this summer to his deal that expires in 2026.

PSG wanted to reduce his base salary, which is currently €10m a year net, and give him performance-related add-ons instead.

Donnarumma rejected this and the European champions made the decision to sign Lucas Chevalier from Lille.

Donnarumma was left out of the European Super Cup squad to play against Tottenham in a clear sign that he has no future. He has played his last game for the club.

The Italian is arguably the best goalkeeper in the world right now after a series of sensational performances in the Champions League triumph last season.

Donnarumma played a pivotal role in PSG winning the tournament with decisive performances on their run to the final.

Against Liverpool in the last-16, Donnarumma made two big saves in the penalty shootout from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones to take PSG through.

Against Aston Villa in the next round, he performed a series of impossible saves to prevent a stirring second leg comeback in Birmingham.

And then in the semi-final success over Arsenal, Donnarumma made four miraculous saves - two in each leg - to ensure PSG won both legs and 3-1 on aggregate.

In the final itself, Donnarumma had little to do as PSG thrashed Inter 5-0 in Munich.

Having debuted at the age of 16, Donnarumma already has 10 years of experience and over 400 club appearances under his belt for Milan and PSG.

He also has been capped 74 times for Italy, winning Player of the Tournament at Euro 2020 as the Azzurri won the trophy.

He has a particularly impressive record against English teams and on English soil, most memorably in the Euro 2020 final shootout win against England.

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