Curiosity, anticipation, doubts: these are the feelings accompanying the transition from the 2024/25 season to the 2025/26 one at Milan. Much has already changed in the people managing the sporting area. Much has already changed in the approach with which the lead-up to the new season is being handled. Much will still change.
What is striking is how things have transformed in the span of 12 months. It was June 13, 2024, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic presented what was to be the Paulo Fonseca project — the project of the new Milan branded Giorgio Furlani, Geoffrey Moncada, and the Swede himself. A one-man show that brought him very little luck and which, seen again 12 months later, offers a snapshot of what was to happen from that moment on.
June 2025 has brought with it a new project signed by Igli Tare and Massimiliano Allegri, but also a breath of fresh air in terms of communication approach. Farewell to the “Season Kickoff” at the Milanello sports centre, few words, and a silence that at times leaves people puzzled. The main figures involved have in fact not made any statements, except for the Albanian executive speaking to the club's official channels in his first interview after being appointed sporting director. There will be time to speak later, certainly on the day of the team gathering for the coach and probably also for the sporting director, as relayed via MilanPress.
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A look into Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s situation and the dynamics at Casa Milan:
From Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s hour and twenty minutes to the silence of the Igli Tare - Massimiliano Allegri duo: these are choices, and everyone is free to judge them as they see fit. What certainly stands out in this new ecosystem is the perception of a kind of absence of the Swede after a year on the front line. A perception, indeed. From protagonist to supporting actor: a de-escalation that perhaps suits everyone, Zlatan Ibrahimovic first and foremost.
What unites the two historical moments is the difficulty in going beyond certain dynamics, certain orientations that have so far characterized the toy built by Gerry Cardinale’s men. Mid-June has just passed, and we are far from criticizing timing when the market hasn’t officially opened yet, but there are recurring situations that raise concern. And we are not talking about the potential sale of Yunus Musah (Antonio Conte wants him at Napoli, but negotiations are stalling right now), for which it is absolutely right to negotiate favorable conditions — even more so when the interested club could be one of your direct competitors next season and there may be other suitors.
Rather, it is the slowness in proceeding with certain negotiations, or worse, knowing the valuation that a club places on its player and submitting offers far below that expectation. That tendency to rightly want to save money and wrongly to hold one’s position firm, at the risk of drying up a deal or negotiation. An approach that the AC Milan club had and still seems to have today — and as seen in last season’s results, it led to very little. Or rather, nothing much in terms of sporting results.
What next for the AC Milan club management?
The Rossoneri club directors must absolutely accelerate their work in the transfer market. There is talk that Luka Modric’s deal is done and that he would sign on a contract as a free agent once the Club World Cup competition in the United States ends where he is currently participating with Real Madrid. But, the transfer sagas, or rather ‘soap operas’ as dubbed by Italian media, for Granit Xhaka and Javi Guerra, from Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia respectively are still ongoing.
Besides those three players mentioned above. There is also much work to do in the defensive area especially with Theo Hernandez linked with a move away from the San Siro (Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia is very keen while Atlético Madrid has also shown interest in securing his signature). The club will be tasked with finding the right alternative to one of the best left-backs in the world in recent years and that is certainly not an easy feat.
There is also the need to sign a new striker with Alvaro Morata on loan at Galatasaray and wanted by Como in Serie A, Tammy Abraham returning to Roma, Luka Jovic’s contract unlikely to be renewed, and Francesco Camarda being wanted in other clubs to gain more experience and minutes either in the Serie A league or in the Serie B. Allegri reportedly wants more attacking power in front, and that is why he needs another forward (possibly Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus?) as Mexican centre-forward Santiago Gimenez alone is not enough.
The work for the new season does not begin in July 1st. In fact, it begins much before that and a good club management must be aware of that in order to anticipate any unpleasant surprises.
