GdS: Stadium, sporting director and mercato – Milan CEO in New York for a series of summits
Some important decisions will soon have to be made regarding AC Milan’s future and the CEO, Giorgio Furlani, has flown to New York for a series of summits with RedBird officials – including Gerry Cardinale.
Furlani is currently in New York and has a series of meetings on the agenda, meeting with the owner Cardinale already yesterday to take stock of matters. The two will have more meetings as some important decisions are on the cards, as Gazzetta dello Sport explains (see photo below).
The people in question have reiterated that these are routine meetings, but if anything, it’s clear that more time is needed as so many topics must be discussed in person: a new stadium, structure of the management, transfer market, and a technical direction.
Furlani and Cardinale had a meeting yesterday to take stock of the situation in general, but over the coming days, there will be more meetings between the two. The owner has personally involved himself in the pursuit of a new sporting director and more, knowing that Milan have some important decisions on the cards.
Among other things, the stadium situation will be discussed between the two as this remains one of Cardinale’s main goals. The city council of Milan is expecting a proposal from Milan and Inter regarding San Siro, which involves the clubs buying it altogether.
A substantial proposal will arrive, with all of the details and complete with feasibility studies. However, the San Donato option remains open, seeing as there is no guarantee that the city council will accept the aforementioned proposal.
As said, Cardinale is involved in the pursuit of a new sporting director and he has been working closely with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the matter. They both met Andrea Berta, Fabio Paratici and Igli Tare in London recently, but it’s still too early to make a decision.
The foundation must be right this time, from the sporting director to the coach, so it was decided to move ahead with caution. Furlani also has to get involved to evaluate the candidates and express a decisive, speaking on behalf of both RedBird and Elliott Management.
The shared idea is to expand the management with a figure that can be a reference for the team’s daily activities, acting as a link between the coach and the management. It must be someone who is willing to work in a team, as such, and more candidates could be revealed in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, Furlani will also be able to dedicate himself to other topics and other activities. It’s no coincidence that he had meetings with representatives of other areas of Redbird yesterday: there are many interests to cultivate.
Worst CEO in history ,judahh
You don’t lawyer up for a “routine meeting” with the owner.
I’m sure these guys are good people nd loved by their families and all, but man do I hate their stupid little smiles😭😭look at that picture… furlani with Daddy Gerry😂🙄
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| 2 | Napoli | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 55 |
| 4 | Juventus | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 52 |
| 5 | Lazio | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Bologna | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 45 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | Roma | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 43 |
| 10 | Udinese | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Torino | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Genoa | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Como | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Verona | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | -29 | 26 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Lecce | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -26 | 25 |
| 17 | Parma | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 24 |
| 18 | Empoli | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -21 | 22 |
| 19 | Venezia | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -19 | 19 |
| 20 | Monza | 28 | 2 | 9 | 17 | -24 | 15 |
Furlani flies to the USA for crucial meeting with Milan owner Cardinale – report
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani will meet club owner Gerry Cardinale in New York today to discuss the Rossoneri’s short-term and long-term strategies.
Milan CEO Furlani has travelled to New York to meet club owner Cardinale today.
As Gazzetta reported, the meeting between the club director and owner will be crucial to determining the club’s strategies in the short and long term.
It surely is not a routine meeting, as Furlani’s trips to the USA to meet Cardinale are rare.
According to the pink paper, Furlani and Cardinale will discuss the club’s management until the end of the season. The team is in a challenging situation, 11 points below the top four after three consecutive defeats in Serie A.
Coach Sergio Conceiçao will lead the team against Lecce on Saturday, but the Portuguese is expected to leave at the end of the season.
Furlani and Cardinale will also discuss the long-term plans, especially in terms of finances, as the Rossoneri are unlikely to qualify for the Champions League, missing out on substantial incomes for 2025-26.
This issue directly relates to the summer transfer window, during which Rafael Leao, Theo Hernandez, and Mike Maignan could leave San Siro.
Another key matter is the appointment of a new sporting director, with Igli Tare and Fabio Paratici seen as the leading candidates for the role.
we’ll never go anywhere as long as the yanks & ibra stay #vatteneibra #vattenecardinale
Hopefully there looking to sell the club. This guy will never bank roll the club like previous owners would do of we missed out on the champions league. A
God Bless America.
There’s nothing to discuss but a sale. Someone who wants the club to win needs to take over. The value of the Milan brand now compared to with Maldini and the Scudetto is nothing.
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Vision, track record and the coach factor: Milan’s sporting director candidates compared
In recent years, the figure of the sporting director has taken on an increasingly central role in the dynamics of clubs aiming for the top.
In this perspective, Milan are looking for the right profile to fill a role that for too many years has been relegated to being almost a supporting role. Rather ironically, the last sporting director that the club had left due to a disagreement, so getting it right this time is crucial.
Since the sacking of Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara, Geoffrey Moncada has been the technical director of the club. Antonio D’Ottavio was also promoted to sporting director, but reports earlier this season suggested that he stepped down due to having a different vision.
Who will replace him and begin the planning for the 2025-26 season, ahead of what is a pivotal summer? It seems that the Milan leadership have narrowed the list down to two candidates: Igli Tare and Fabio Paratici.
Both have held prestigious positions, but with very different paths and results. In a possible head-to-head battle to take the reins and decide the future of Milan, which of the two would be the best option?
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