AC Milan are seeing numerous changes take place currently and it seems that everything isn’t rosy at the top.
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There are several changes that need to happen this summer. Half of them have been made, but now, replacements must be found. Indeed, Milan are left scrambling for a manager, a technical director, a CEO and a chief scout.
Of course, they are not in rush mode yet. However, time is running out for them to make decisions without being in that situation.
So, they must ensure they are aligned on candidates and get moves in action before time really risks running out.
Cardinale, Ibrahimovic and Cardinale
Reports of tensions in the management are not new and in recent days, it has involved Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gerry Cardinale disagreeing over their favoured managerial and technical director candidates.
Speaking on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, via MilanNews, Matteo Moretto offered some more insight into the situation.
“There’s a problem: the relationship between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rangnick isn’t very fluid. Let’s say there’s some friction from the past, but there are issues that need to be resolved regarding the present.
“Rangnick is in discussions with the Austrian Federation over a contract renewal, but above all, he’s asking Milan for guarantees, not just sporting ones regarding investment and budget, but also regarding personnel.
“He’d like to enter the Milan world with his own team, with many dual roles. A somewhat rigid structure, a German mentality, given Milan’s current situation, and also given the Italian mentality. As of today, the Rangnick-Milan situation isn’t that advanced.
“I’m hearing that the situation is being thoroughly evaluated.”
Moretto also looked at the CEO picture, where Massimo Calvelli appears to have stepped up, despite him not wanting to originally.
“He’s replaced Furlani in terms of signings. We’ll see if they’ll be interim or not. But even here, we can anticipate that in these hours of great reflection, restructuring, and discussions at AC Milan, there have been some rather heated discussions between Ibrahimovic and Cardinale, certainly for the good of AC Milan and to reach solutions that can be useful and beneficial for the club.
“At this time, there’s also a bit of uncertainty and tension is growing. Ibrahimovic and Cardinale, those who must reorganise the organizational chart, still don’t have a clear path forward.”