AC Milan president spoke about the club’s situation in an interview published this morning and shared his thoughts on various topics. Among other things, he revealed that they will register a profit in 2022-23.
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Last season was a very successful one for the Rossoneri, financially speaking anyway, as they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. It’s already been reported by some outlets that a profit is expected for the 2022-23 financial year, but not it has been confirmed.
Speaking to Gazzetta Dello Sport, as cited by our colleagues at SempreMilan.it, Scaroni confirmed that they will make a profit and also explained that this is the very basis of their busy mercato this summer. He also spoke about tonight’s game against Monza.
On the game…
“I’m returning from vacation to be in the stands, I wouldn’t miss it for anything in the world. Berlusconi was a pioneer in many fields, but in the world of football he was so much: Milan as we know it today, a legendary team with hundreds of millions of fans all over the world, owes everything to him. Silvio’s AC Milan inspired a new way of playing and was innovative in style. A path I want to continue as the president.”
The new Milan…
“Berlusconi’s Milan taught us that winning while having fun is even more beautiful and I’m convinced that the line followed by RedBird’s Milan is the same Silvio followed in the past. Even if, as you well know, it’s not me who is behind this mercato but there is the great work of our CEO Giorgio Furlani, with the support of our owner Cardinale. Gerry follows everything that happens at the club, and the mercato in particular.”
A healthy club…
“We will close the 2022-23 financial year with a profit, seventeen years after the last time it happened: it was 2006 and Berlusconi was president. In the last four years, we have doubled our revenue, it’s a great success. The economic growth of the club is fundamental, it was the premise of this rackling transfer campaign. Pulisic? I met him at Casa Milan, he’s a nice boy, with a clean face and above all he’s a huge talent on the pitch. He’s one of those players that Silvio would have liked.”
Win the second star…
“Look, I don’t want to think about it… I’m just saying that we are ambitious and we want to win, but we must also take into account the fact that playing in the Champions League and progressing in the Coppa Italia, as happened last season, is just as important. It is the fundamental condition to remain at the top in Italy and in Europe. We have to continue on this path, always going on the field to win. If another Scudetto arrives, then, I’ll be the happiest man in the world. As Berlusconi would have been”.
The Rossoneri will face Monza in the first edition of Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi, who passed away recently. It’s the first of four friendlies (see the full schedule here) before the season opener against Bologna.
