Tony D'Amico is a profile that Milan and its CEO Giorgio Furlani like a lot.
After the bitter ending of the negotiation that was supposed to appoint Fabio Paratici as the new sporting director (following a series of meetings that had produced a general understanding on an operational and competency level), from the beginning of next week, Furlani will initiate new contacts with profiles that will reopen the casting process within the Rossoneri camp. The preference is clearly directed toward executives who have a certain experience and knowledge of Italian football, and for this reason, together with Igli Tare (free) and Giovanni Manna (Napoli), the sporting director currently at Atalanta must be kept in high consideration.
45 years old, born in Pescara, he has a past as a footballer (Cavese, Foggia, Empoli, and Lecco being the most notable teams) before beginning his journey behind a desk with Vigor Lamezia, a fundamental training ground that allowed him to quickly make his way to a high level. In 2016, he entered the scouting department of Hellas Verona, which after just two years entrusted him with the role of sporting director — a position marked by many market insights (Rrahmani, Amrabat, Kumbulla), successful bets on several players (Simeone, Barak, among others), and an overall very virtuous management that allowed former president Setti to record capital gains vital for the club’s continuity and for enhancing its assets. These qualities have been reaffirmed from 2021 to the present at Atalanta, where he inherited a rather heavy legacy — that of Giovanni Sartori, one of the most senior sporting directors in Italian football. Alongside his innate professional qualities, Tony D'Amico combines a personality and a choice of low-profile communication that are appreciated and welcomed at Milan and by Furlani.
In all of this, however, there remains an equally important matter to highlight and emphasize, which must take into account the interests of a not secondary actor — namely, Atalanta. The Percassi family made and won its personal bet by entrusting a young sporting director to support Gian Piero Gasperini in the construction of a team that over time has become a major force in the Serie A championship and also a relevant presence on the international stage, as demonstrated by the Europa League triumph in the past season. Tony D'Amico is tied to Atalanta with a contract expiring in 2027 and, as of today, there are no signs of a possible early separation. What is certain is that Milan, in search of a sporting director to start from scratch, is strongly considering him as well to kick off yet another technical revolution in recent years.
Source: Calciomercato.com
