Sky: Renewal until 2030 and the armband as a gift – big week awaits for Gabbia | OneFootball

Matteo Gabbia is getting closer to extending his contract with AC Milan, a report claims, and it should be a long-term deal for the defender.

Gabbia returned to Milan after a few months at Villarreal and given the defensive emergency at the time he instantly found himself getting regular minutes, impressing with his performances and becoming one of the most reliable players in a tough season.

That has continued into the current campaign too. Despite the fact Strahinja Pavlovic was signed from Red Bull Salzburg and started the season as Fikayo Tomori’s partner, Gabbia has earned his spot back by again being consistently impressive.

According to Sky, he is serious candidate to become Milan’s captain for at least the game against Udinese on Saturday. Theo Hernandez is suspended and Davide Calabria is injured, so the armband going to Gabbia is a ‘concrete possibility’, even if Rafael Leao and Mike Maignan are candidates too.

Moreover, after being called up to the Italian national team, the agents of the Milan academy product should meet with management this week to renew his contract until 2030 with a salary that is double the current €1m net per season he receives.

He would be the first Rossoneri player to have a contract that will run into the new decade and it would take him until he is 31 years of age, given his 25th birthday will come later this month. The armband at the weekend would be an added gift.