Manchester United get David de Gea transfer boost as Gianluigi Donnarumma contract saga takes shocking twist

Super agent Mino Raiola has reportedly asked AC Milan to tear up the contract wonderkid goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma signed in the summer.

The 18-year-old is one of the hottest properties in world football but potential buyers were dealt a hammer blow in June when the teenager penned a new deal at the San Siro.

Real Madrid have long been admirers in the shot-stopper and could revive their interest in the Italian if he becomes a free agent come the end of the season.

If Raiola and his client get their way, it would represent a huge transfer boost for Manchester United as they look to fend off interest from Los Blancos in David De Gea.

Newspaper Corriere dello Sport claims the agent has requested the contract is annulled on the grounds of moral abuse suffered by Donnarumma as his contract wrangle with the club rumbled on.

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The report even suggests Donnarumma, who has four Italy caps to his name and his the heir to Gianluigi Buffon’s throne, has sent a letter to Milan executives to plead his case.

PSG were also rumoured to be interested in signing the starlet last year and have the financial muscle to offer him astronomical wages to play between the sticks at Parc des Princes.