AC Milan's technical area director, Paolo Maldini, spoke to Sky Sport Italia and said the following:
On the Golden Foot award:
"It is always an emotion and a pleasure to win an award. Over time I have been invited over several years then the time to come physically is less and less but it is an opportunity to give credit to this award which is very important."
On the game lost against Sassuolo:
"Sassuolo played better even though at the beginning of the match we had a lot of room to hurt a little we went out. No excuse for the defeat, now we have the opportunity to resume our journey on Wednesday . We know very well that we will have to work hard. We feel at the beginning, we have done great things but to win a trophy you have to do something exceptional."
Maldini On Simon Kjaer ranking 18th for the Ballon d'Or:
"Our fans are used to different transfer campaigns than in the past. The necessity meant that we had to invent something special, but we tried to have an idea of the team. Kjaer he's a team man, he's a leader and he's proved it."
On January's transfer window and on the contract renewals:
"Honestly our team is competitive and right now we have no intention of doing anything and I don't think we will do anything, really. We are always there for renewals, there are negotiations and as long as there is time, there is hope."
On facing Shevchenko's Genoa tomorrow:
"Sheva is courageous, he questions himself, he loves this job and he has made a difficult commitment. He is not afraid, he is a champion and he will prove it. It seems to me that Sunday's game was already positive for him. I cheer for him. , but unfortunately in the case of high-level sport one must also pass over friendships", said Paolo Maldin, " I think that perhaps the highest point was reached in the Manchester final when he then scored that goal at the last penalty. The whole journey, however, was fantastic, of a boy who arrived with a different mentality and who adapted to us, who had a crazy talent and who was used to training in a different way, he then became what he became."
