AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale has pledged to bring AC Milan ‘back to the world stage’ ahead of the Rossoneri’s USA pre-season tour which commences very soon.
Cardinale spoke to CNBC (via Milan News) about what he wants for the club going forward in a global manner and it led him to reference the importance of a player like Christian Pulisic.
Milan are going to be playing three very high-profile friendlies in the United States over the coming weeks, with Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Barcelona being the opponents.
It is a major event for the millions of fans in America that follow Milan as closely as they can from a distance, as they get a rare opportunity to see the players in the flesh.
As Cardinale explained, the huge demand in America is why the club has gone there this summer.
“Part of the reason why we have committed to doing these friendly tours in the United States is just a huge demand from America for European football. So this is a really important opportunity for us. We have owned Milan for two years. Our goal is to bring it back to the world stage. We have 550 million fans worldwide. We have 50 million fans in America and we want to focus on them,” Cardinale explained.
With much of the chat focused on how Major League Soccer could improve if there was no salary cap, Cardinale used Pulisic as an example of a player who was produced in the American system and shows the positives of it, but is now plying his trade in Europe with a huge club like Milan.
“Most players go to the European system where there is no salary cap, you play with different rules, there is a transfer market, there are relegations. It’s a very different ecosystem. In Europe, there has been a kind of ‘arms race’, especially for talent and players. And that’s why we see sovereign wealth funds, corporations and institutions investing in European football. It is also coming to the United States, but there is still much to be done to attract, on a more consistent basis, players in their prime,” Cardinale said, as someone closely involved with Milan’s transfers.
“At AC Milan, ironically, one of our most iconic and popular players is Christian Pulisic, who is often called Captain America and has done a phenomenal job here. So it goes both ways. The fact that Christian has come out of the American system and is able to play at the level he did in Europe and now with AC Milan is a testament to what the US is doing. But there are other ways.”
All this talk and i see roma is close to signing matias soule for 30 million and are trying to to hijack Atletico for dovbyk for 40m romano confirms makes me think how does roma have a higher budget then us????? i just don’t understand
Oh and they just signed enzo who knows for 25 million from massara’s club
Not only that they fighting Athletico for Dovbyk now.. sad times ahead
The only thing fighting are the newspapers, for clicks with outlandish stories. Roma has 40mil for Dovbyk? On top of Soule? ON what planet?
Planet Huge-Debt-And-Soon-We’re-In-Trouble.
From Jerrys a$$ to our ears. What a clown.
You know, if murican football schools were any good we’d have a lot more murican players in Eu. At the highest lvl ofc.
Puli is a bvb product, don’t kid yourself
That’s true about Puli. But he does point out the obvious chasm in quality between the States and Europe in his interview.
The problem in the States is that soccer is a money grab sport: elite clubs and schools cost a lot of money and many kids, especially immigrants, simply can not afford it despite the talent. While only wealthier families can sign their kids up for elite sports. And even then, after collegiate level, there’s a drop off that hasn’t been bridged.
Wow.
Just broker. Dont talk to much. Fake
He is embarrassing himself more and more with his sh*t talk like “We bring Milan back to top of Europe yapyapyap” and proceed to sign Fonseca, Morata and even struggling to land a 20 million player.
You lose your respect when your actions are opposite of your words
Right…. because from the banter era to present day there has been no upward trending and improvement….
Just Words? Damn those Americans….
F**k you too! You have been eating Furlani and Cardinale’s since they took their job. You are the biggest clown in this website. Before Redsh*t takeover, we were the winner of Serie A. Since Redsh*t takeover, we have been loosing EVERY SINGLE GAME AGAINST THEM. REDSH*T bought the club from Elliot… by taking loan FROM Elliot. What kind of bullsh*t is this? Who is paying that loan? NOT Redsh*t, not Cardinale, most likely from club’s own revenue.
First we lost Scudetto, and then got second position… And now what? Do you think we can get even P2 this season? Do you think we can finish ahead of Juve, Inter? Roma ragdolled us last season? Roma! Can you believe that, Mr positive Azz eater. What is ridiculous is you are still backing this goofy board even though you know damn well that our ship is sinking.
Look at how Inter has been doing their signings, their mercato was over even before transfer window starts.
Look at Juve, they signed Motta, goalkeeper of the season, Douglas Luiz, K thuram… Already.
Before mercato starts, we were questioning how weak our club runners are looking ahead of mercato and you were saying “Mercato hasn’t started yet, calm down” and look at us know. It’s been more than a month since mercato starts, who did we sign? What happened with Zirkzee deal? Oh, it’s his greedy agent who is the problem, not our management, right? They could have easily asked “Hey Kia, how much you want for Zirkzee deal, we are trying to sign him” BEFORE mercato starts… But what management did, they WAITED till mercato starts and suddenly, his agent wants too much money lololol.
You have to be biased dululu if you still trust this board.
Oh, wait, I am criticizing our lovely club, oh no, I am not a real fan. A real fan should support the club no matter what, even if 🐀🐀 are destroying the club systematically, we have to support it till our last breath.
That’s why I always ask YOU, yes you only, not to respond to my comments and I won’t respond to yours because there is no chance we get on well… but of course you have no dignity, no self respect, you keep replying lol
Keep licking their butth*ole. You are type of 🐀 who always defends whoever is on charge, whoever has power.
I am glad that people in the comments are seeing your true face
This dude is just like greedy politicians that only lies. How will you win with a team that you know nothing about in a sport you know nothing about. Milan have always won with great Italians mixed with great foreign players. He wants to win by being cheap and anti Italian in a Italian team. Milan want to buy Emerson Flop instead of Kayode. We didn’t buy Zirkze and instead of taking Calafiori that is exactly a player Fonseca need for its system they go for someone in Salzburg. Fofana is dragging on. Boungiorno to Napoli.
Cheapinale is a liar that wants to cover up the whole transfer budget by selling Thiaw and De Kaetelare just like with Tonali.
We will never get to the top with this clown as Milan owner.
This Management is spending more on sponsor deals rather than strengthen the team.
#CardinaleOUT
this
The only thing they have going for them with me is that they were able to get their targets with the same negotiation strategies last summer. Otherwise this constant and consistent lowballing is pathetic.
I expect alot of positive comments here 😁🍿
Oh come on man, I’m running out of popcorn.
Yh bro he will bring milan back to world stage by lowballing other teams thinking they are dumb low life club that they don’t what they doing and try to sign their best player by offering not even the half money they asking for of course
PS in the end they are signing cheap old or free players and try to compete with the rivals that spend at least 60 m and as we spend not even 20m and we have ONE MONTH FOR THAT CB RB CDM CAM CB LB LW
It’s almost too late already. Even if they sign these players today that only leaves three weeks for all the pre-signing requirements, catching up with the team in the US and somehow integrating new players into a new system that even our best players haven’t seen (and won’t until next week at the earliest for some) and adjusted to with their current teammates. The first half of the season is already not looking good..nor is Fonseca’s job.
Also losing most of the targets every season and try to sign Chelsea rejects old free and nobody’s and try to compete with the rivals and in CL and kicking the every youngster that should have been in the first team
Moneyball, lowball.. did they have the balls ?? Hahaha…
RedBird is playing the long game here. That was always the plan.
While most commenters here are focused on the short game.
Chess VS Checkers. Let’s see how it plays out.
You sucking a lot fr. So we play the long game by not spending 💰 while the others spend. We lose almost every season the confirmed targets for the stupid reason and in the end the will show their brilliance? Stop sucking too much 8======D
Keep on defending Redbird my friend lol….
Always an excuse for papa Gerry
Lol
Yeah I guess Madrid must play checkers.
These fools have no long or short game that’s the problem.
Simic and Thiaw were long game eh, prospects, sold for short game like Morata. Which is it?
Ac MILAN is done with those people….😭😭😭😭
Promises, promises. Oh well we would see.
And Pulisic an iconic player?? Is he referring for the USMNT or Milan. I don’t recon Pulisic has reached icon status yet, for Milan or even football as a whole. Even for US team that is a giant stretch!!!