Massimo Ambrosini has suggested that Igli Tare will be used as a scapegoat by AC Milan, despite the fact that he deserves the smallest share of blame.
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Tare was announced by Milan at the start of last summer, taking on the role of sporting director, and there was enthusiasm over the Rossoneri finally having an experienced director. However, the outcome of the 2025 summer business was far from ideal, with most expensive players struggling.
As such, the former Lazio director is now expected to leave the club at the end of the season. He might not be the only one to depart the club management, but he will be the first. As argued by the Milan legend Ambrosini (via MilanPress), he can be likened to a scapegoat.
“After the match against Lazio, Milan gave up psychologically: that’s a fact. Whether it was caused by a lack of motivation or something else, I don’t know, but what’s filtering through speaks of a situation that can’t continue like this.
“The perception is that something has happened. Now, it’s impossible to think that, even with the result achieved, Cardinale won’t take charge of Milan’s situation. He has to do it.
“Of all the figures involved, I think Igli Tare is the one to blame the least, but, in my opinion, he will be the one who pays the price,” he stated on the podcast Cronache di Spogliatoio.
It remains to be seen if we will ever get to the bottom of which director pushed for which players last summer, as that is a pretty important part of the story. If it turns out Tare was against Christopher Nkunku, for example, that would put things in a different light…