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The newspaper columns were awash with rumours of Adriano Galliani’s potential return to AC Milan, but in recent weeks things have gone quiet.
Matteo Moretto reiterated his belief a just over one month ago that Galliani’s Milan comeback is just a matter of time. The journalist spoke of a verbal pact being in place with the ownership, and that only the sale of Monza was required to get things moving.
That sale – from Fininvest (the Berlusconi family) to the American fund Beckett Layne Ventures – was made official three weeks ago. Galliani’s tenure as CEO of his hometown team came to an end, in theory freeing him to try other adventures.
Galliani to Milan: Radio silence
So, what is going on? Calciomercato.com confirm that Monza’s new owners offered him the role of club president, one that he politely declined. It is ‘probably because he was convinced that the handshake with Gerry Cardinale would soon translate into contracts to be signed’.
From that day until now, little or nothing has happened. There’s been no firm news from the Casa Milan offices regarding Galliani’s return, but neither has there been any denial, a clear sign that negotiations are still fluid.
Massimiliano Allegri and Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be happy to return to working closely with their friend Galliani, but it’s not entirely up to them. Everything revolves around the role Galliani should assume in this potential second stint at Milan.
The experienced executive can’t return home to simply perform representative duties: he was envisioned as a super-advisor to the ownership, given that the CEO and President positions are firmly in place for Giorgio Furlani and Paolo Scaroni.
Haste is always a bad counsellor, and there’s still plenty of time to find the best solution, but at present, there’s little certainty about Galliani’s return to Milan.
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