Former Parma and Juventus defender Lilian Thuram does not understand Milan fans jeering Gianluigi Donnarumma. ‘How can you forget so quickly?’
The shot-stopper refused to sign a new contract and was allowed to leave his boyhood club as a free agent, signing for Paris Saint-Germain.
The controversy over the boos and whistles during last night’s Nations League 2-1 defeat to Spain was that Donnarumma was representing Italy and not his club, yet Azzurri supporters still took the opportunity to insult one of their own.
“I don’t understand people, how can you forget so quickly?” Thuram told Tuttomercatoweb.
“Donnarumma did so well and played many years at Milan, it seems strange that people forget all of that straight away. Above all, he was playing for Italy at this time.”
Even if he had been representing PSG at San Siro, Thuram stands up for Donnarumma’s career path.
“This is a profession, you make choices. People think it is always the fault of a player when he moves, but that is not necessarily the case,” concluded Thuram.