Viral! Donnarumma Was Showered With Money When He Returned To AC Milan Headquarters

Gianluigi Donnarumma picked up fake money thrown by AC Milan supporters. (photo: mirror.co.uk)

JAKARTA - The meeting between AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League was a sentimental moment for Gianluigi Donnarumma. The moment of the goalkeeper being showered with money went viral on cyberspace.

AC Milan hosts PSG on the fourth matchday of the Group F phase of the 2023/2024 Champions League. The match, which was held at the San Siro Stadium, Milan, was the moment Donnarumma returned to the headquarters of the former club he once played for.

In the Milan vs PSG duel, Donnarumma was the player who was the center of attention. Milan supporters still have not forgiven the goalkeeper's decision to leave the club two years ago.

Reported by Reuters, as a form of 'warm welcome', Milan supporters showered Donnarumma with fake money. The money has a picture of Donnarumma's face with the words 'Mercenario' which means mercenary.

Many supporters threw money in sheets, but some were in rolls with the aim of being easier to throw at Donnarumma because they weighed more.

Because of this action, Donnarumma's goal area was full of fake money. The moment also went viral and caught the attention of cyberspace.

If you look back at the time Donnarumma decided to move to PSG, this really made the goalkeeper get ridiculed 'Dollarrumma'. This phrase emerged as a form of allusion to Donnarumma who prioritizes money in important decisions in his career.

Donnarumma had said that his move to PSG was because he was considering achievements.

Donnarumma is a product of the Milan academy who then progressed to the first team at the age of 16. Donnarumma has successfully transformed into a young player with a lot of flying experience.

The goalkeeper is then expected to become one of the symbols of Milan's rise as a big European club. However, Donnarumma finally decided to move to Paris Saint Germain in 2021.

Donnarumma left Milan on a free transfer even though the Rossoneri had tried their best to keep the Italian national team goalkeeper.

But regardless of the main reason Donnarumma left, fans still don't accept it. The fans' feelings of hurt were then 'rewarded' at this moment.

The reason is that at the end of the match, Milan managed to beat PSG with a score of 2-1. PSG took the lead through Milan Skriniar in the ninth minute but Milan then successfully responded through Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud.

This victory means that Milan has now won five points and is back in the competition to win tickets to the last 16.