Two days before Milan’s Serie A opener against Torino, Gerry Cardinale was back at Milanello. The RedBird chief was welcomed by the Rossoneri management and head coach Ruben Amorim. After four years of keeping his distance and remaining something of a mystery, the American has decided to shape Milan in his own image and according to his own ideas, increasingly putting himself at the forefront. As always, the pitch will determine whether this change of direction was the right one, but it is already clear that there are significant differences compared with the recent past. Whether those changes prove positive or negative will only become clear with time.
During the afternoon, after training, the Rossoneri owner took advantage of the fact that the entire squad had finally returned to Italy to hold individual meetings with the players. MilanNews.it reported that Cardinale was pleased with the responses from the key players, to whom he personally explained what he sees as the club’s new project, and that he found the squad highly motivated ahead of the Serie A opener.
Cardinale’s enthusiasm was also evident as he left Milanello, when he stopped to take photos and sign autographs for fans, greeting everyone with a "Let’s win Sunday". In other words, let’s go and win on Sunday. This was relayed via Milannews.it.
There are no major market updates at the moment. The players still expected to leave are Gimenez, Fofana, Tomori and Nkunku, while Leao remains a separate case. Milan continue to demand a significant fee for the Portuguese forward, but there are still no concrete offers that meet the club’s valuation.
