These are also the words that Corriere della Sera this morning chose to describe the situation of the club, who, rarely as much as this year, has been so wounded in its history, perhaps even more than during the recent “banter era”, as fans would call it, in which at least 120 million euros weren’t being spent and expectations were consequently much lower.
The Rossoneri revolution must put at the center only one thing, the most important of all: Milan. For this reason, it is necessary to start by sorting out those who this year have ruined the club: the management. It will be crucial, first of all, to find a sporting director, a figure who understands football and who knows how to operate in the technical area, on the market, and in relationships with the coach and the players. This latter aspect, this year, was completely missing. The decision regarding the sporting director cannot be postponed: the names are always the same—D’Amico, Tare, and also Sartori. From there, the choice of the coach will then be crucial, which last year was simply embarrassing: not so much for the name (Fonseca), but for how the club dramatically backtracked after having made its choice (Lopetegui). For the Milan to come, no illusions about Conte—the coach will be Italian, and at the moment the three candidates are Sarri, Allegri, or Italiano.
Finally, there is the market. It will be necessary to intervene on the squad: on the one hand, to strengthen it and clean it up from some choices that turned out to be profoundly wrong; on the other, to face the assault that will take place on the Rossoneri top players, all the more so without the incentive of playing in the Champions League or even in Europe. Joao Felix will leave, and with him, most probably also Kyle Walker; Tammy Abraham will also bid farewell.
Among the most high-profile players, the biggest fear is the departure of Tijjani Reijnders, on whom Manchester City has swooped with very serious intentions. Also highly in doubt is the permanence of Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan, whose contracts expire in 2026. Even Rafael Leao himself is not certain to stay. Also from this point of view, it will be necessary to act with extreme intelligence and sensitivity, considering that even the slightest misstep will be harshly contested by the environment.
