Journalist Paolo De Paola appeared as a guest in the Sportitalia television studios and spoke about James Fontanella-Khan, AC Milan's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, whom he considers to be the real man behind the changes at Milan:
"To truly understand the moment Milan are going through and the transformation they have undergone compared to the very recent past, one must refer to a name that has recently joined the club, and that is James Fontanella-Khan. He is an Italian-American who even played as a goalkeeper for Pavia and Piacenza before moving abroad, studying in England and working for twenty years at the Financial Times. At the Financial Times, he was a correspondent in Mumbai, India, then in Indochina, China and everywhere else. And, let's say, he came to the attention of Gerry Cardinale, who wanted him by his side."
Journalist Paolo De Paola continued speaking about James Fontanella-Khan:
"This man has become a chief executive, practically a general manager, and has direct relations with Cardinale, Calvelli and Scaroni. He has completely changed Milan's communications. How? We have seen it in the very recent past: the grand presentation of the stadium, Cardinale's presence on the ground, giving interviews left and right and showing himself at the stadium more than ever before, and the dinner with the legends... Another innovation, in some way suggested by Fontanella, is to always maintain a connection with the past: the famous sixty Legends, the evening with Galliani and Milan's great players. In short, bringing back and referring to Milan's recent history, which is beautiful."
