AC Milan travel to face Dinamo Zagreb tomorrow night knowing that they need to win their final two Champions League group stage games to secure passage to the last 16 of the Champions League.
La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) writes that the two defeats against Chelsea made everything a bit complicated for Milan, but they can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League with wins against Dinamo Zagreb and Red Bull Salzburg.
New owner Gerry Cardinale knows that the first fundamental step for the club is to become one of the best 16 teams in European football once again. In this way, international interest in Milan will be rekindled, bringing more revenue and therefore money to be reinvested later for the strengthening of the squad.
To achieve all this, it is not enough to be competitive only in Italy, but now the Rossoneri need to make a leap in quality also in Europe. Qualification for the round of 16 is obviously also important at an economic level because it would bring in an extra €60m.
It is money that could also be very useful to tackle certain issues such as Rafael Leao’s renewal in the coming weeks. The negotiation remains complicated, but any Champions League revenues could give an important hand.
