of retaining teenage sensation Gianluigi
Donnarumma, but the Serie A club's takeover is
stalling contract talks.
Donnarumma - seen as the successor to
goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in Italy national team -
is under contract until 2018, and Scudetto
holders Juventus have been linked with a move for
the 17-year-old.
The Italy international's agent Mino Raiola has
already said Donnarumma will not commit to a
new deal until the success of Milan's takeover by
Chinese company Sino-Europe Sports has been
assessed.
Galliani, though, believes a new contract could be
signed next year.
"I hope the contract will be signed when he comes
of age [turns 18]," Galliani told MilanNews.
"I hope and I think that he'll stay in Milan. Raiola
wants to know what the ambitions and future of
Milan are, and who the owners are.
"We have a very good relationship not only with
Gigio, but with Raiola. We wait for the closing [of
the takeover]."
A mainstay in Milan's starting XI since making his
debut in October last year, Donnarumma has
played in all 16 of the team's Serie A matches this
season.
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