"Manchester City signing Gianluigi Donnarumma was a turn-up for the books. When Paris Saint-Germain was hurtling towards their Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Champions League treble last season, it seemed that they had built a team which didn't need much improvement. Yet one transfer which surprised many was the acquisition of Lucas Chevalier from Lille, as Gianluigi Donnarumma was deemed surplus to requirements."
"Luis Enrique had decided that the goalkeeper wasn't a perfect fit stylistically, even though the club had enjoyed a triumphant campaign and Donnarumma had certainly played a huge part in that success. The main reason for this was his distribution with his feet, so it has been a shock to see the goalkeeper make the switch to Manchester City. You may like Pep Guardiola was pleased with Donnarumma's debut (Image credit: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)"
"Pep Guardiola had famously discarded Joe Hart before he had played a game for the Catalan, when he first made the move to the Premier League. The arrival of Claudio Bravo from Barcelona as his replacement ultimately proved unsuccessful, though, as the Chilean made high-profile errors. Guardiola eventually found the perfect option in Ederson, as he combined both ball-playing ability with a commanding presence."
Gianluigi Donnarumma moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester City after PSG considered him surplus due to inadequate distribution with his feet. Paris signed Lucas Chevalier from Lille as a replacement while Luis Enrique assessed Donnarumma as stylistically imperfect despite his role in PSG's treble-chasing campaign. Pep Guardiola previously discarded Joe Hart, briefly struggled with Claudio Bravo, then installed Ederson, who later suffered a dramatic dip in form. Manchester City signed Donnarumma to address goalkeeping needs; he offers outstanding shot-stopping and physicality, even if he is not the prototypical ball-playing goalkeeper Guardiola once prioritized. FourFourTwo ranked Donnarumma the world's top goalkeeper.
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