DBasia.news – AC Milan are doing the revolution ahead of the 2018/2019 season. Started with the change of ownership from Chinese consortium to Elliott Management, and then appointed former Milan player, Leonardo, as the sporting director, also the club who won 7 Champions League titles successfully recruited Mattia Caldara and Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus.
One by one, the legends are back. Gennaro Gattuso has been coaching Milan since last season. Leonardo also came back. And now, one of the best legends of Milan also returned to San Siro. He is Cesare Maldini’s son, Paolo Maldini.
The former tough defender of Milan and Italy came back to fill the board of director position. Maldini will play as the strategic development director of Milan, with the special missions to develop Milan from the academy to the senior level, also to bring back the club glory to be the respected team in Europe and Italy.
“Milan’s new era is further strengthened by the name of Paolo Maldini, who becomes the new strategic development director of the club’s sporting area. Paolo is a living legend in the Rossoneri’s history for his exceptional class, talent, leadership, loyalty, and record of success, which is unparalleled,” the statement in Milan site said.
“These qualities will play a decisive role in taking Milan back to where they deserve to be,” the statement continued.
The return of Maldini means a positive change in Milan because he never returned to Milan under Silvio Berlusconi and the Chinese company. Maldini is one-man-club who spent his professional career with Milan in 1985-2009. He won 7 Scudetto and 5 Champions League titles.