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This summer, Mike Maignan has offered very little to the AC Milan project. He hasn’t spoken much of the club, nor has he reacted to the changes. As a captain, you need someone who steadies the ship. Look at the likes of the late, great Franco Baresi and then Paolo Maldini. Players you could trust, players that stayed, no matter what happened on or off the field. Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial! Then, look at Maignan. In recent days, he removed all mentions of the club on his social media page and will now return just a week before the start of the season. Maignan – the club’s captain – will be one of the final players in the world to return from the World Cup. It’s a questionable situation and rightly or wrongly, the goalkeeper is being criticised for this. Maignan criticism Speaking on his YouTube channel, Telelombardia director Fabio Ravezzani looked at the situation and only had negatives on his mind, as MilanNews relays. “I wonder if Mike Maignan, in particular, isn’t ashamed of this way of behaving, because there’s a difference between Maignan and Rabiot. “Maignan owes a lot to Milan, and Milan launched him onto the international stage, gave him faith when he was still a relatively unknown goalkeeper, brought him into the national team, paid him adequately, and renewed a very expensive contract that expires in 2031. “Not only that, but Maignan was also made captain of Milan, a symbol of Milan. Here’s the captain of Milan who disappears, who comes back whenever the hell he wants, who removes any reference to Milan from his social media. “He’s an unworthy captain, and that must be said – unworthy because he should have a minimum of respect for the fans who loved him so much.”