"Now the situation is different: Leonardo has called me, the project has exposed me and so have the owners, and I believe in this project, owners can decide, it was also valid in the past and I did not have to be included now I am and I'm happy ": this is how Paolo Maldini, in his new role as Director of Strategic Area Development at Milan, explained what has changed compared to when in the past he was contacted by Barbara Berlusconi or the former Chinese owner.
"I never said no before without speaking: With the Milan of Barbara Berlusconi we started a speech that was not successful, a year and a half ago with the new Chinese property I spoke but neither was defined the role and I decided not to collaborate with them, but now the situation is different ", explained Maldini during the press conference with Leonardo, who contacted him" about twenty days ago ".
"I met the property in New York where I was for work and things done quickly - said Maldini - This company will be solid, we must account for financial fair play and there will be no crazy expenses, but for the market there will be time I have just come in. I have been assured that the club is serious and wants to keep this club in the medium to long term, which made me say yes, my story obliges me not to make short-term commitments ".
"First team, youth sector, market, relations with the coach". In this way, Maldini has defined his fields of competence in the new role of Director of strategic development of the sport area of Milan.
"Everything Leonardo does, I will be in symbiosis about everything, we will share the sports area, we have the same areas of intervention, we are different, we are friends and we will complete", explained the former captain rossonero, alongside the president Paolo Scaroni and Leonardo, who smiled: "We will do the good and the bad".
"Who intrigued me about the rose? I saw Cutrone play following my children, I honestly have to say that what he did last year impressed me, has a desire out of the ordinary". To say that Maldini, from yesterday, new strategic development director of the sports area of Milan, in a press conference.
"Caldara? With Romagnoli and Rugani is the most promising, in addition to Higuain the big blow is having taken a young boy and high hopes - underlines Maldini - In perspective Caldara is from the national team.As a similarity with the past is, is true: I arrived at Milan with Galli, Costacurta, Baresi and Tassotti, that Milan had the strongest defensive line ever ... Many of the guys who are there today know what it means to be Milan, you can work on that ". And again:
"What I did in football should not necessarily have continuity as a manager - specifies Maldini - I have always taken things in a very simple, a bit fatalistic way".
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