Sky: ‘Everything put on hold’ – Milan seeking to clarify ‘balance of power’ within management

Sky journalist Peppe Di Stefano has revealed some of the details regarding the complex internal dynamics at AC Milan and why certain moves are on hold.

Footmercato published a worrying recent report suggesting that the Milan management are ‘more than ever divided into several camps’, with different visions on how to move forward.

Whether it is on the future of Sérgio Conceição, the sporting director to choose or the plan for the future, Giorgio Furlani and Zlatan Ibrahimović are ‘tearing each other apart’.

That may have seemed a tad dramatic and though no denials were received, further information has come to light which paints a rather grim picture about the state of things within the hierarchy.

Di Stefano did a segment live on Sky and provided an update on the situation related to Milan’s future planning including the hiring of a new sporting director. His comments were relayed by MilanNews.

“Yesterday Giorgio Furlani left for the United States, as anticipated by Luca Bianchin. Furlani is the CEO of Mian and last week he did not participate with Cardinale and Ibrahimovic in London in the meetings with the three possible candidates for the position of new sporting director of Milan, namely Berta  who however is destined for Arsenal, Tare and Paratici.

“Furlani left for the USA, it is said, in the company of two trusted men, probably two lawyers, to reach Gerry Cardinale and try to rebalance Milan and therefore the balance of power within the club, to understand who has and will have more weight in the choices.

“Ibra and Cardinale have already chosen Tare as the new sporting director, but probably not everyone has the OK yet. It was already understood when, before Lazio, Furlani himself had underlined his centrality within the Milan world, burdens and honours, and speaking in general, reiterating that the last word belongs to him, who is the CEO.

“And here the same old story comes back into fashion: on one side the Cardinale sphere with Ibrahimovic (the American’s sole point of reference for what concerns the sporting part), on the other the Elliott sphere with Furlani, a numbers man who in recent years with careful management has put Milan back on track from a financial point of view.

“I believe that at the moment everything has been put on hold, I’m talking about technical issues such as the choice of the new sporting director, the possible future coach and the summer mercato. First, the balance of power within the Rossoneri club will have to be decided and rebalanced.

“These will therefore be delicate days and weeks. If there are differences, they must be clarified and an internal balance must be found. Because without harmony it will be difficult to build a winning Milan.”