Gerry Cardinale and Ruben Amorim are on the same page regarding the current state of AC Milan’s squad, a report claims.
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La Gazzetta dello Sport focused this morning on the internal reshuffle that Cardinale has enforced, which sees numerous figures like Massimo Calvelli and Hendrik Almstadt effectively given a promotion instead of external hires to fill key roles.
Cardinale intends to be a lot more active in decision-making than he has been in his four years so far. However, there will still be a team behind him that will work as a team to support the team and the coach.
A shared vision
Building a competitive Milan is the primary objective for him, with the club having chosen Amorim as its new architect. In Cardinale’s view, as well as Amorim’s, the team ‘already has a solid and well-equipped starting position to aim for the Champions League’.
This would be even more the case if strengthened with further additions, and that is the plan. If it were up to the club’s owner, all the big names would remain: Mike Maignan, Adrien Rabiot and obviously Luka Modric.
Rafael Leao has opted out on his own but as for the others, the club are ready to resist the temptations of potential suitors (certainly Allegri’s Napoli for Rabiot). Milan – self-sustaining even if deprived of the revenue from Champions League qualification – want all the key players to remain.
Then there’s the willingness of the other side, which could play a role. If there are transfer requests, suitable offers will also have to be received. Modric’s situation is different: Cardinale has specifically asked him to stay with the Rossoneri and he’ll decide after the World Cup.