AC Milan reportedly haven’t given up on Markus Krösche, even if the situation remains complicated and this requires them to evaluate other profiles too.
According to today’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport (see featured image), despite the hard no from Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday, Milan continued talks with Krösche and his assistant Timmo Hardung yesterday.
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Timing matters a lot
The Rossoneri are hoping that economic compensation could be enough to get Frankfurt to soften up, but as things stand, there is no sign of an opening from the German side.
For Frankfurt, it’s not just a matter of getting financially compensated and putting their foot down from a principle point of view. Above all, it has to do with timing as they don’t want to lose their most important director in the second half of June.
So, for now, the Germans aren’t budging from their “no” stance, and the Krösche-Hardung duo remains stranded in Germany. The duo have expressed a willingess to join the Milan project, it should be noted, so there has been no rejection so far.
Other candidates on the list
Of course, Gerry Cardinale and his men have met with several candidates over the last few weeks. If the door is definitely closed for the Frankfurt duo, some initial candidates could re-emerge in the race, such as Devin Özek who recently left Fenerbahce.
He’s a former pupil of Simon Rolfes at Bayer Leverkusen, where he helped build the team that, under Xabi Alonso, won the German title two years ago. In recent days, a well-known Italian agent has actually reiterated Özek’s candidacy.
The feeling is that Cardinale, who was spotted in Roma last night, doesn’t have a clear favourite aside from the aforementioned Krösche. Thus, all other leads remain open.
Amorim at work
Meanwhile, the Rossoneri are supporting Ruben Amorim with their current structure at Casa Milan. In addition to Massimo Calvelli, who has taken on some of the responsibilities of former CEO Giorgio Furlani, the following are also in charge…
Jovan Kirovski (Milan Futuro sporting director), Donato Lomonte (one of the leading scouts) and, above all, Bobby Gardiner (a big data analyst on the rise). The latter could soon be given responsibility for coordinating the scouting area.
The Portuguese coach has given some general guidance on how to strengthen the squad in his meetings with the owners, and at Casa Milan they are working to identify candidates who fit the coach’s vision.
Until the Head of Football arrives, Amorim will also play a key role in the mercato, almost as if he were a coach-manager. It’s clear, however, that the Rossoneri are behind schedule, even when it comes to planning a season.
Whether the current structure remains or is augmented with Krösche or one of his counterparts, they will certainly have to make up for lost ground between now and September 1st.
Give Marotta 10 days before mercato end and he will make some magic moves – 1 eye fixed on departures, one on key new arrivals. Give Milan half a year and we will spend 5 months chasing after the latest and greatest Brugges starlet, the last one on Mister X, who will be massively overpaid attacker bought in the last couple of hours
“1 eye fixed on departures, one on key new arrivals” LMAO 😂😂 I see what you did there lol
The same story for years. So far with player transfers, now even with managers. Weeks of bargaining, and in the end either the deal doesn’t happen, or we pay the asking price. In the meantime, we lose valuable time and prestige. These people don’t learn from anything!
A bit of a silly question, but Marina Granovskaia was terrific at Chelsea, and has disappeared from the scene. Is she just not interested in running a club? Or has she not been approached by the right one? AC Milan could do a lot worse.
Bro! She was very good at Chelsea and I also wonder about her a lot.