This fella is the real deal. I think Juve will replace Buffon with him.
Gianluigi Donnarumma
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AC wouldn't let him go for the world, he's going to be a huge part of their resurgence. Insane how good he is, he's already a very good keeper if he lives up to his potential he could easily be the best keeper in the world.
I would be shocked. He'll either stay at Milan for life or go to Real or Barca.
Would love to see Milan come back to be a force!
Would love this guy to replace De Gea if he eventually moves to Madrid though.
Would love this guy to replace De Gea if he eventually moves to Madrid though.
Gigio is too big for Juve already: at archrivals Milan and with Raiola as his agent, they won't have a sniff at him. He is staying at Milan until he moves to Real for a world record breaking fee imho.
This kid is amazing.
He's amazing alright. But buffon was even better at his age
At the age Donnarumma is now (17 years, 9 months and 29 days), Buffon had barely played (1 or 2 games according to the internet, which never lies) in the first team.
Yep. His debut against milan was one of the single most inhuman performances by a goalkeeper, ever
Buffon was definitely not better than Donnarumma at the latter's current age. But that doesn't mean much.
I'd like to see Donnarumma improve his distribution with his feet, and his kicking.
I'd like to see Donnarumma improve his distribution with his feet, and his kicking.
I see real are linked with courtois at the moment... could see Chelsea going for him if that happened.
He's never 17. He's lied about his age, and nobody can tell me otherwise.
Why don't you believe it?
I'm not convinced. The one thing that sets the elite goalkeepers apart is excellent handling. There's no reason to assume he'll develop that.
Partly the beard, but mostly because of the maturity of his play.
Not to be super pedantic (though this probably is), but what's the difference between distribution with his feet and his kicking?
I guess he means kicking, as in kicking far, and distribution which includes the shorter more difficult passes as well.
Very true! I'm in my my late 20s and the bum fluff I call a beard is embarrassing. On a serious note, watching the game against juv yesterday and if I was going to be picky I would say his handling was a little poor, but he's only 17 so plenty of time to work on that.
That's what I'd assume as well. Though distribution with your feet should include both?
I wouldn't count things like goal-kicks and "anywhere will do long kicks while defending a late lead" as distribution.
Distribution to me is an intended pass to a very specific target on the pitch. Depending on where this target is, the distance, lift of the ball and power behind it is varied by the goal-keeper.
Hopeful 'West Brom' punts up the field don't count as distribution to me.
I bet he's Hot Stuff.
If he Works Hard For The Money, let's snap him up
If he Works Hard For The Money, let's snap him up
Donna is that you?
Isn't it just sloppy or speculative distribution?
He's young enough that we can keep DDG for 6-8 more years before replacing him with a well developed Donnarumma. Mino, take care of that kid 
People were saying Casillas was going to be the greatest goalkeeper ever when he broke into Reals team as a teen as well
And he ended up having an embarrassing career.
Well.. Not many goalkeepers can match his career.
Well if he's trying to distribute it with his feet without kicking it I can see why he's having problems.
His contract expires in 2018, which is precisely the year when Buffon will probably retire. So technically it could happen and Milan could do nothing about it. Unfortunately, he seems to be quite in love with Milan and will probably extend his contract.
Was it the 510 matches for Real or 167 caps for Spain that convinced you that people got it wrong ?
It reminds me of Szczesny's save against Udinese in 2011. Top class save by a top class goalie.
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Buffon's the only gk comparable to iker in terms of CV. Probably the two best gk of all time.
Donnarumma looks cut from the same cloth
Donnarumma looks cut from the same cloth
Nope but not the best goalkeeper ever which is the point ..anyone saying someone is the real deal when they are still a teenager is jumping the gun .
Let's see where he is in his mid 20s firs that's all as for posting cvs john o sheas CV is outstanding is he one of the best defenders in football history?
On achievements maybe, but no way is Casillas a top 2 keeper of all time on talent and performances. Ability wise even De Gea already shades it over him because of his ability to deal with crosses.
Giggs has won a hell of a lot as a player but no way is he considered better than George Best. Had a much better career though.
Edit: forgot some words.
He will build up on his own experience playing for a contender in Italy, this is impressive the most: young goalies are generally loaned to lesser teams or warm the bench as a prospect for the n.1. If he doesn't feck his own career with a string of bad matches, he will always be the first choice at Milan.
He was born in 1999. I don't know but that just freaks me the feck out.
From what I remember, Iker divided opinions when young, half thought he was great yet the other half thought he was a lucky goalkeeper as most of his parried saves always seemed to go to one of his defenders. I haven't seen many say this guy is lucky.
Heh, it seems the gk for their U19 team might be even better than donnarumma