The AC Milan management remain under serious scrutiny amid a season that – especially in the league – risks evaporating into a very forgettable one.
According to Calciomercato.com, a clear message has arrived from the ownership to the directors: qualification for the next Champions League is a fundamental objective and must be achieved at all costs.
The line that emerges from the events of the last hours is that of a real revolution that has already affected Paulo Fonseca and will affect two other new arrivals of the last summer transfer market: Emerson Royal and Strahinja Pavlovic, both destined to leave after just six months.
Given that they have been deemed not up to scratch half a season down the line, the crosshairs fall on Geoffrey Moncada, Giorgio Furlani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, namely for the mistakes made in the construction of the squad.
Since December 11, the figure of the sporting director has been missing after the dismissal of Antonio D’Ottavio due to friction with Ibrahimovic and Jovan Kirovski on the construction of Milan Futuro, and he could be replaced with an external hire.
Initially, the idea was to promote one of either Dario Vincenzo Aduasio or Alberto Carraro, from the sporting secretariat, so as not to change the operational structure. However, this choice was not made as the CEO can have powers for six months until a new sporting director must be named.
Surprises are not excluded therefore, and the idea of hiring Andrea Berta is a ‘concrete possibility’. He left Atletico Madrid on January 5 after 12 years of success alongside Diego Simeone, meaning he is without a squad.
During his time there Los Colchoneros won two league titles (2013-14 and 2020-21), two UEFA Super Cups (2012-13 and 2018-19), two Europa Leagues (2011-12 and 2017-18), a Spanish Cup (2012-13), a Spanish Super Cup (2013-14) and reached the Champions League final twice.
Given that Atletico are quite clearly behind Real Madrid and Barcelona in terms of revenues and thus resources, it is quite an achievement to have won what he has. He is also the man behind signings like Rodri, Antoine Griezmann, Marcos Llorente, Diogo Jota, Jan Oblak, Joao Felix, David Villa, Lucas Hernandez and more.
