Milan, Giorgio Furlani reveals reasons for Paolo Maldini’s farewell

The words of Giorgio Furlani

A day after Paolo Maldini’s farewell, Giorgio Furlani, the CEO named to take over his legacy, spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport. “First, I want to say thank you to Paolo and Ricky Massara and express the gratitude of all the Milan staff for their relevant contribution to the club over the years. Paolo was among the greatest players ever and as a manager, together with Ricky, they played an important role in achieving our 19th Scudetto. We are sorry to see them go.”

“At our club we are constantly analyzing the most appropriate strategies and models to ensure that Milan can continue to progress on and off the field, to compete with the leading teams in Europe. The first fundamental element, I always repeat is, and will remain, soccer. It is precisely with this objective that we have decided on an organizational reorganization that leads to the creation of a working group for the technical/sports side.”

“Our priority now is to consolidate and strengthen the progress made in recent years, in all components of the club. Our ambition has not changed, in fact it has been strengthened: to be competitive at the top of European soccer. We are on the right track, but there is still much work to be done. I hope that our wonderful fans can keep their support for the club intact and constant, and I personally hope to be able to interact with our fans soon, so that they can understand our strategy, to continue together to see Milan grow.”