AC Milan are in a crucial phase of the season at the moment and owner Gerry Cardinale will soon be in Italy to show his closeness to the team and to the management, according to a report.
Calciomercato.com write how in six days’ time we will understand not quite everything but a lot about Milan’s season. After the two defeats against Juventus and PSG plus the draw against Napoli from a two-goal advantage, the Rossoneri have been overtaken in the standings by Inter and Juve and find themselves at the bottom of their UCL group.
Nothing is written off yet given that the Nerazzurri are three points away and that second place in the Champions League group is just two points away, but at least 4 points are needed between Udinese and PSG at home – potentially six – so as not to complicate matters further.
Cardinale will be at San Siro for the challenge against Kylian Mbappé and his teammates. However, the decision to travel to Italy will not involve taking in the European challenge but instead will serve as a chance to discuss strategy.
For example, some moves are expected in the January window to sign a full-back (negotiations are well underway with Juan Miranda of Real Betis) while a defender could also be signed if Pierre Kalulu undergoes surgery.
Then there is the Zlatan Ibrahimovic question. The fact that there have been conversations with the Swede, who recently retired from playing football, is not secret and on the contrary suggest that there is very much fire with the smoke.
Ibra would like to immediately return to the Rossoneri in another capacity, Stefano Pioli would be enthusiastic about having him back and so would the entire Milan world, but there are some limitations to be respected.
First, the 41-year-old doesn’t want to be just a symbol that stands there and does nothing in concrete terms and instead he wants to have a somewhat operational role and feel concretely useful to the project.
Secondly, he cannot be entrusted with any role that requires a qualification that he, due to obvious time constraints, cannot yet have achieved. Club manager? Vice president? A role in the coaching staff? All for Cardinale to tackle when he lands.
