New names are emerging all the time in AC Milan’s pursuit of a new CEO and sporting director, and the British route is the latest idea.
On Monday evening, Milan announced the departures of head coach Massimiliano Allegri, technical director Geoffrey Moncada, CEO Giorgio Furlani and the sporting director Igli Tare. Gerry Cardinale wasted no time in his managerial reboot after the loss to Cagliari condemned Milan to the Europa League.
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Ayre and Congerton linked
According to what Gianluca Di Marzio told Sky and reported on his own website, the shake-up has begun at Milan and there are a couple of new names in the frame. As for the coaching position, Andoni Iraola remains the man in pole position, with whom discussions continue.
The news concerns the roles of CEO and director of the sporting area. The two men on the list include Ian Ayre, the current CEO of Nashville in MLS, and Lee Congerton, former sporting director of Al-Ahli who also worked with Atalanta in 2022.
It was actually reported almost one year to the day that Congerton was one of the leading names to become the new sporting director at Milan. He was the one who brought the likes of Ederson, Ademola Lookman and Rasmus Hojlund to Bergamo.
It was reported that Zlatan Ibrahimovic was heading to London to hold talks with Iraola. It is also possible that while in the English capital he could hold discussions with other candidates for the new hierarchy.
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Enough is enough.
Maldini o nada
I agree, but i dont think Maldini will come back if cardinale is still in charge, i dont know how we can expect the nobodies to make this team successful
Maldini returning would give me a glimmer of hope at this point but as 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️I simply doesn’t see that happening with Cardinale at the club.
At this point my hopes for the club are extremely slim and if I lived in Milano I wouldn’t even want to make an investment into a season card.
Maldini is the one that refused to pay Kessie more and let him leave. That is when the downfall started. Maldini will never be forgiven for that.
Not correct Jj as Kessie before the Olympics with the u23 actually said that there would be no issues in a renewal and then backtracked on his promise to renew and the started to demand more which wasn’t in line with the wage cab imposed on Maldini to work within. Same goes for Hakan. The wage cab has in the meantime been increased.
Di Marzio has become a mouthpiece for player agents, relying on a network of relationships with well known figures for his news. The downside is that he’s being exploited by them; an agent might leak information about Milan interest in player X, not because Milan genuinely wants him, but to drive up his price or pressure another club (like Tottenham or Juventus) into making a move. Di Marzio then publishes the news to ensure a steady stream of information, even at the expense of his credibility.
In recent years, with the rise of fast paced digital journalists (like Fabrizio Romano, a former student of Di Marzio who has surpassed him globally), Di Marzio now links Milan name to 10 or 15 different players every week. This sheer volume ensures that if one deal goes through, he can say, “As we exclusively reported,” and if the rest fall through, the public will forget about them. When he uses phrases like, “Milan is thinking about,” “Milan explored the idea,” or “New contact today,” these are 80% trial balloons, or an attempt by the newspaper and Sky Sports to fill the news void during a lull.
The “British route” story he reported might not be entirely false, but rather a deliberate leak from Milan management to show they are seeking global solutions.
loss of major exclusives، Recent big-money and crucial deals at Milan have been leaked by other journalists or foreign digital media before Di Marzio even hears about them, sometimes turning him into a “reporter” and analyst rather than the creator of the exclusive.