Corriere dello Sport is reporting that the dismissals of head coach Massimiliano Allegri and sporting director Igli Tare — the two figures who convinced him to stay — have fundamentally altered the landscape that underpinned his decision.
The 30-year-old France international is understood to have extended his deal specifically because of the project Allegri and Tare were building, and his confidence in both figures' leadership. With both now gone, his agents have begun exploring the market to understand what alternatives might be available this summer.
The broader context at AC Milan — a fifth-place Serie A finish for the second consecutive year, no Champions League football, the dismissal of the entire senior management structure including CEO Giorgio Furlani and technical director Geoffrey Moncada — has amplified Maignan's doubts about whether the club can rebuild competitively in the near term.
Chelsea showed concrete interest in Maignan before his renewal last summer and may revisit their pursuit now that his camp has signalled openness to change. Bayern Munich monitored the situation without making a formal approach at that time. Both clubs, and potentially others from the Premier League, could re-emerge as suitors in the coming weeks.
Maignan joined Milan from Lille in 2021 and has been regarded as one of Europe's elite goalkeepers since his arrival, winning Scudetto honours in his first season and the Italian Super Cup. He has 41 France caps and featured for Les Bleus in the 2022 World Cup. His renewed contract contains no release clause, meaning Milan would need to agree a sale for any departure to be possible — a complication given that selling their most prized player in the same summer they need to rebuild trust with supporters would carry significant reputational risk.
For now, the situation is described as exploratory rather than definitive. But the tone of Corriere dello Sport's reporting suggests the stability Maignan had found at the club has been materially disrupted.