AC Milan have still not yet made a decision regarding who they want as their next sporting director, but it seems to be a battle between two names.
As Sky recall, the chosen one seemed to be Fabio Paratici, but Milan’s leadership changed their plans as they got deeper in talks with the former Juventus and Spurs director, realising that his suspension limited his operability.
Now there are two candidates left: Igli Tare and Tony D’Amico. The former was at Lazio for nearly two decades and has been without a club since leaving, while the latter is one of the secret weapons of Atalanta, but is tied to a contract there until 2027.
Tare’s work
The report picks out Tare’s five best signings at Lazio. He was Claudio Lotito’s right-hand man at Lazio for 15 years, he has been a free agent since the summer of 2023. He had already been contacted before the club’s efforts focused on Paratici.
Age: 51 years old.
Career: From 2008 to 2023 he was sporting director of Lazio.
Current status: Unattached.
Honours: 3x Coppa Italia, 3x Supercoppa Italiana.
➤ Sergey Milinkovic-Savic: bought for €12m, reached a maximum market value of €90m (69 goals and 58 assists for Lazio).
➤ Luis Alberto: bought for €4m, reached a maximum market value of €55m (52 goals and 79 assists for Lazio).
➤ Ciro Immobile: bought for €8.5m, reached a maximum market value of €50m (207 goals for Lazio, their top scorer ever)
➤ Mario Gila: bought for €6m, worth €28m at present and has been called up by the Spanish national team.
➤ Miroslav Klose: arrived on a free transfer (54 goals in 139 games).
D’Amico’s CV
Tony D’Amico made a name for himself at Verona and then at Atalanta, helping to build the team that won the Europa League last season.
Age: 45 years old.
Career: From 2018 to 2022 director of Verona, from 2022 to now director of Atalanta.
Current status: Contract until 2027 with Atalanta.
Honours: 1x Europa League.
➤ Rasmus Hojlund: bought for €20m and sold for €74m, a club-record sale.
➤ Ademola Lookman: bought for €9m, now has a market value of €60m.
➤ Ederson: bought for €20m, his current value is €50m and he was called up by Brazil.
➤ Mateo Retegui: bought for €21m, now worth €45m and he is the current top scorer in the Serie A.
➤ Charles De Ketelaere: bought for €26m after a disappointing spell at Milan, today he is worth €38m (25 goals and 22 assists for Atalanta).
