Gerry Cardinale is back in Milan to help see the team into the new season and his arrival could have a decisive impact on the pursuit of Youssouf Fofana.
As highlighted by Calciomercato.com, there is a lot on the agenda for the American-Italian businessman and the fans will be most intrigued to see if he can help to secure a deal for the AS Monaco midfielder.
The primary reason for the timing of this trip to Milan is the Silvio Berlusconi Trophy match against Monza on Tuesday night which Cardinale will be attending.
That is not all though, as he will also meet Paulo Fonseca and Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Milanello for an update on the general running of the team, as well as getting transfer updates from Casa Milan as the window moves into its final couple of weeks.
The club are expected to intensify their pursuit of the French midfielder in the coming days and having Cardinale in the building will speed up the process of launching a new bid.
Fofana has made it clear to Monaco that he would like to join Milan and the Ligue 1 side has left him out of the Joan Gamper Trophy team to face Barcelona.