Various Italian media report a rift between Maldini the technical director and AC Milan The two sides are said to be at odds over the club’s future. Sporting director Ricky Massara is also reportedly leaving.
Maldini clashes with owner and leaves AC Milan
The Italian quality medium La Gazzetta dello Sport, among others, brought that news on Monday evening. The reason for the split is a longer-playing sense of difference in opinion, but the final straw was Monday morning’s conversation between Maldini and owner Gerry Cardinale.
AC Milan’s sporting performance has been reasonable this season. The Italian top club finished fourth in Serie A, with which the Rossoneri qualified for the Champions League, while they reached the semi-finals in that tournament this season. Nevertheless, there was dissatisfaction among the owners, partly about the past transfer windows. According to La Gazzetta, we are waiting for official confirmation.
Stefano Pioli will continue as AC Milan coach. The owners recently expressed their satisfaction with the trainer. He hopes to strengthen his selection considerably next summer. “That is necessary to compete for the title and to go far in the Champions League again,” he said recently.
Dest has already played his last match for AC Milan
Sergiño Dest has played his last game for AC Milan. The right back will return to Barcelona after this season, where his contract will run until the summer of 2025.
Partly due to injuries, Dest barely came out of the picture at Milan, the club for which he played a total of eight Serie A matches, six of which as a substitute. He will also have to miss Sunday’s game against Hellas Verona. “He is a player with important qualities, but he has struggled to adapt to our system. That is why he has dropped in the pecking order, “said trainer Stefano Pioli. Dest will also not be present on Sunday. “He’s not available because he’s not fit.”
Dest comes from Ajax’s youth academy and was sold after one full season in the first team to Barcelona, which reportedly paid more than twenty million euros for him. Dest was loaned out to Milan by Barcelona last season.
