The new Milan will depend greatly on the choice of the sporting director. The Rossoneri ownership has long since begun the casting process, but Giorgio Furlani’s recent trip to America served to reaffirm his central role in a decision as delicate as it is crucial for the future of the Rossoneri club.
After the New York summit with Gerry Cardinale, the Milan plenipotentiary activated contacts to reopen discussions with some of the profiles already examined by the Rossoneri owner and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in London about ten days ago.
The names on Milan’s radar
In recent weeks, there has been much talk about Igli Tare, but his stock appears to be declining sharply, also because the idea of Fabio Paratici is tempting Giorgio Furlani quite a bit. Between the Albanian and the Italian, the Milan CEO seems to be more inclined towards the latter, as he is a winning director with very strong connections.
However, another name has emerged between Tare and Paratici—that of Tony D’Amico from Atalanta. A director who has come up through the ranks in Verona, the class of 1980 is one of the main architects of the incredible sporting results that La Dea has been achieving in recent years.
Tare’s name is not entirely off the table, especially since Furlani will be speaking with everyone in the coming days, including foreign profiles. However, the prevailing feeling is that there is a general preference for an Italian director who knows how to navigate various aspects, first and foremost the linguistic one, as a sporting director brought in from abroad would, at least in the first months, have the issue of a language barrier.
