It is not just Stefano Pioli who is fighting to try and save his AC Milan future, because there are a number of players that the management are reflecting on as they build their plan for the future.
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) analyses the Milan squad department by department and how it might change over the summer as Geoffrey Moncada and Antonio D’Ottavio continue to put their stamp on the squad.
First we start with the pillars of the team. Players like Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao are certainties for Milan and their aim is to keep them, but if a huge offer were to arrive – like it did for Sandro Tonali – it would at least be considered.
We can also add Ismael Bennacer to this list of players, while waiting to understand what his performance level will be like upon his return from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Then there are three farewells that could be almost certain: Simon Kjaer, who is struggling physically and whose contract expiring, Antonio Mirante who will probably retire and Mattia Caldara whose contract will expire.
Those in the balance are mostly in the forward group. With Olivier Giroud it is not a question of his performance level, but rather the fact his deal is up in June and he will turn 38 this year, while the MLS appeals to him as a destination.
Luka Jovic meanwhile will only stay at Milan if he convinces the management to activate the renewal option they have on his contract, otherwise he will be released and free to find another club.
Finally there are Matteo Gabbia and Tommaso Pobega. The former will have a great opportunity to demonstrate his worth in the coming months while the latter is injured for a few more months yet and thus he is at the mercy of what the club want to do.
You are basing this on the sale of the “superstar” Tonali and Cardinale putting the money in his pockets?
Every cent was reinvested into the squad.
Roma had one of the highest paid coaches in the league and the 3rd highest payroll. How is that ownership ruining the team. They can’t spend money because of FFP and because serie A doesn’t bring them any money.
70% of clubs money come from TV rights and serie A TV rights money are only a quarter of the EPLs. That’s the reason why Italian clubs can’t spend money not because of American owners. Even Newcastle CEO said that they will have to sell players to buy players and they have the richest owners in sport.
Maybe one day people will understand that it doesn’t matter how rich your owner is but how much money the club generates.
Cardinale gonna sell pretty much all old pillars. From Mike, Tomori, Thiaw, Kalulu, Theo, Calabria, Bennacer, to Leao.
The guy doesn’t have any fvckin clue how to run a big club like Milan. Fvck, he doesn’t even know how many CL trophies that Milan won!
Based on your comments I think it’s obvious you don’t have a clue how run a club like Milan 🤣
You really don’t think Cardinale ever walked the trophy room? There are real criticisms to level at the management (lack of reserve squad, Pioli not being replaced in the summer) but literally every complaint you level is bs pulled straight from your a—. Milan are a selling club now deal with it. If you want to blame someone for that blame serie a for their arrogance and lack of business acumen that has stunted calcio for years. Blame Berlusconi for using the club as a political tool and terrible absentee management for the last half decade of his ownership.
Li didn’t know how to run a club. ADL is going to trial for fraud because of his transfer activities so apparently he doesn’t know how to run a club. Juve invent new ways to cheat every decade, legally speaking they don’t know how to run a club.
Milan and calcio have many problems but Americans/Red Bird played no part in any of them. But based on revenue and European results American owned teams are the only ones having success (with the exception of shinter but they had to go a billion dollars in the hole).
If you got a reply use some data to back it up. Because all the hard evidence (which doesn’t include media hyperbole) revenue through sponsorships, competitions prizes, shirts sales etc are higher and trending up every year.
You sound like you woke up on wrong side of the bed. Look at Roma, Fiorentino, Atlanta and Milan who are American owned or on board they are better off than most Seria A team in results, revenue and doing transfer. Inter are strong but are on the verge of bankruptcy, their only hope is to refinance their debt or selling.
How is Kjaer “struggling physically”? He has been playing a lot (and well!) lately and staying fit.
Roma was in insane debt when the Sensis sold. Like on the verge of bankruptcy and Serie D kind of debt. We were looking into the abyss with Li as well. I just don’t understand why people to understand this. Also Roma’s period of being in the top 4 coincided with: A. Calciopoli, so Juventus were knocked down for a while, as was Milan to a lesser extent; B. Milan’s Banter Era; C. Pre-ADL Napoli’s rise. Were Roma a top 4 side in the 90s? Not that often. Subsequently, Juve has reestablished itself, Inter has stabilized, we have come back (under American ownership I might add) and Napoli has become a top 4 regular. Basically Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina and Atalanta have to hope that one of Juventus, Inter, Milan or Napoli have a bad season, and that they have a really good season, to finish top 4. Last season it was us having a bad season, allowing Lazio into the top 4, although in the end Juventus did themselves in. This season it seems to be Napoli, 4th is up for grabs.