Chevalier Blunder Raises More Doubts About Whether PSG Should Have Sold Donnarumma
Donnarumma won the Yashin Trophy for the second time after a standout season including a Champions League treble with PSG and a key transfer to Manchester City.
- On Monday, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italy captain, received the 2025 Men’s Yashin Trophy at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, marking his second win since 2021.
- Donnarumma's knockout-stage form featured crucial saves in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage, central to PSG's season-long acclaim and praise from coach Luis Enrique.
- PSG replaced Donnarumma this season with Lucas Chevalier, citing Donnarumma's passing errors and Luis Enrique's desire for a keeper with better passing for around 40 million euros.
- Donnarumma completed a permanent transfer to Manchester City earlier this summer on a 27m deal and earned praise in British media after the 1-1 draw with Arsenal.
- France now leads with five different Yashin Trophy winners, detaching Italy and Germany, while Emiliano Martinez claimed the previous two awards, highlighting shifts in football award history.
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Chevalier mistake raises doubts about PSG’s Donnarumma sale decision
While Gianluigi Donnarumma received the best men’s goalkeeper award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday night, Lucas Chevalier simultaneously endured a torrid time as Paris Saint-Germain lost at Marseille 1-0.

Chevalier blunder raises more doubts about whether PSG should have sold Donnarumma
While Gianluigi Donnarumma received the best men’s goalkeeper award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, Lucas Chevalier was simultaneously enduring a torrid time as Paris Saint-Germain lost at Marseille 1-0 in Ligue 1.
In Gigio the Yashin award: "An Honor." In Yamal the trophy for the best young
The last time Gianluigi Donnarumma won the Yashin Trophy to the Best Goalkeeper of the Year was in 2021, thanks to his star performance at the Euro Cup
Italy national football team goalkeeper and Manchester City player Gianluigi Donnarumma received the "Lev Yashin" award tonight for the best goalkeeper in the world for the 2024/25 season, as chosen by "France Football" and the European Football Union.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has been named the winner of the 2025 Yashin Trophy, the award that honours the best goalkeeper of the year, during the Ballon d'Or ceremony. The award recognises Donnarumma's outstanding performances during the 2024-25 season, confirming him as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. The Italian goalkeeper played a key role in Paris Saint-Germain's historic campaign, where he helped the team win the treble, before moving …
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