After several months, yesterday Gerry Cardinale returned to Milan and took the opportunity to visit Milanello first, where he had not been seen for as many as 513 days (August 2024), and then Casa Milan. This visit, which comes at an important moment for the club given that Comvest is ready to replace Elliott as financier by March, can be interpreted as a signal of unity and medium- to long-term continuity, both internally and externally.
Gerry Cardinale at Milanello and the Club's headquarters:
As reported this morning by Corriere della Sera, the entire Milan management was waiting for him at the Carnago training centre: CEO Giorgio Furlani, who will remain in his role even after Elliott’s exit, sporting director Igli Tare, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Cardinale also had the chance to meet Massimiliano Allegri and all the players, whom he congratulated on the excellent results achieved so far and encouraged to continue on this path. Around lunchtime, RedBird’s number one then moved on to Casa Milan, where he met president Paolo Scaroni and chief financial officer Stefano Cocirio. Once the visit to the headquarters was concluded, Cardinale left Milan.
His presence yesterday, first at Milanello and then at Casa Milan, was highly significant, as pointed out by those at Milan News. There were many topics to address with the various areas of the club, from the stadium to the next set of accounts, which the club is trying to close without losses despite the gap left by the absence from the Champions League, as well as the transfer market. Despite the many rumours of recent days, at least for now no revolutions are expected within the board, confirming the alignment between ownership and management.
