Why negotiations between Milan and Calabria have reached a ‘stalemate’

AC Milan and Davide Calabria have not made much progress in talks over a contract extension, a report claims, but there is not too much panic at the moment.

As TMW report, Calabria is the captain of Milan and he has been a part of the academy since he was a boy, but he has a contract expiring in 2025 which is the end of next season.

The talks between the parties, i.e. the player and the club, have intensified in recent weeks. At the moment, however, the situation appears to be in a ‘stalemate’.

Sources close to the situation suggest that Milan would like to extend Calabria’s contract until 2027 but maintain the current €2m net per season that he receives as a salary, while the full-back will obviously seek a pay rise.

While waiting to understand how things will evolve, it is possible that in the summer there will be negotiations for the role of right-back, with the potential that a player could arrive in that role to provide competition.

Recently, however, Calabria reiterated his love for the red and black shirt during an interview with Radio Serie A, and he hinted at the idea of staying for life.

“For me, Milan is everything, it has been my life up until now. I grew up in an AC Milan family, I went to the stadium with them before I even wore this shirt,” he said.

“My first time at San Siro was a Champions League match, I was six years old. It was an incredible Milan team, one of the best teams in the history of football. In my room I had a poster of Kakà with his classic celebration with his fingers raised towards the heaven.

“I also had some non-original shirts, because at the time I could only afford those, but I would say that over time I was able to recover.

“Would I sign for life with Milan? Why not, this shirt will always be part of me, people know who I am, the children know me and I will always represent Milan: continuing in this family would be a great honour for me.”