The revolution that Gerry Cardinale is carrying out at Milan these days is all-encompassing. The American executive, four years after taking charge, is trying to build a club in his own image and likeness, according to his vision of sport and of business within the sporting world.
Among the various changes and innovations introduced by the head of RedBird is the promotion of Bobby Gardiner from Head of Performance Analytics to Chief Scout. Milan in the hands of data analysis.
What is Bobby Gardiner's new mission at AC Milan?
To explain who Bobby Gardiner is, Tuttosport published a profile of him this morning. The headline already points to what the young Englishman's task will be as Milan's new Chief Scout:
"Gardiner's mission: find the next Kalulu."
The subheading reads: "He has been at Milan since 2019 as an analyst. He will take Moncada's place as Chief Scout."
The objective will be to identify young talents who can become future assets for Milan and potential financial resources if sold on for higher fees. Kalulu's case is cited as an example: "The Frenchman, signed from Lyon for €450,000, was later sold for €17 million."
