There was a need to find a new sporting director this summer, and AC Milan eventually decided to move for Igli Tare.
Whether this was their own decision, though, can certainly be questioned. Of course, Milan had initially gone for Tare, and then Giorgio Furlani led a chase for several other candidates inside the sporting director market.
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In fact, Fabio Paratici was expected to get the job. However, issues with him led the club to look to others, including Giovanni Sartori and Tony D’Amico. Though it seemed like the latter was more favoured.
D’Amico’s rejection
Talks with D’Amico were constant, with Furlani repeatedly making attempts to bring the Atalanta sporting director to Milano. However, they were never successful, and eventually Tare was hired, after a few months wasted.
Today, the director of the Bergamese outfit has spoken to Gazzetta dello Sport (via Calciomercato.com) about the links and his feelings on the position. However, his reply was rather blunt, leaving nothing open to interpretation.
“I’ve read too much: I’ve certainly never felt, not even for a day, outside of Atalanta.”
Who be this?
So, small nyash too wan shake?
Has a higher transfer budget than here, better scouting and academy. They been consistently better per dollar spent than us. Why would he ruin a good thing and compromise his reputation? He asks for a profile, they have an option and reasonable expectations.
He was a better scout than Moncada so it makes bo sense for him to go to Milan where they make a profit and don’t invest as much per dollar made vs what Atalanta does but have massive expectations with a more problematic hierarchy that would make his job more difficult than the one he has now.