Longo: Signals ‘not positive’ but Furlani pushes for dream sporting director D’Amico | OneFootball

Giorgiuo Furlani has made Tony D’Amico his priority for the sporting director role and while talks with Atalanta are expected to be difficult, he won’t give up without a fight.

Milan are looking to bring in a sporting director for next season and various names have been linked with the job, albeit mainly Atalanta’s D’Amico and the former Lazio director Igli Tare. According to Daniele Longo of Calciomercato.com, the former is the priority of Furlani.

Indeed, as Tare currently is out of contract, Milan could have appointed him by now and there is a reason that they haven’t: D’Amico has always been Furlani’s favourite, even over Fabio Paratici. However, it’s a pursuit that remains difficult.

Talks between Furlani and the Percassi family, the owners of Atalanta, will take place soon to take stock of the situation. D’Amico has already been given more power at the club, though, and the Bergamo side intend to keep it that way.

The initial signals ‘are not posititive’ for Milan, as Longo describes it, but Furlani won’t give up at the first hurdle. He still thinks that he can get D’Amico onboard even if it will take more time than hiring someone like Tare, who for now remains on stand-by.

From a fan perspective, it’s a bit worrying that Milan are pursuing a director who’s under contract and won’t be able to join until June. The planning phase for the 2025-26 season must start now and that’s not possible without a sporting director.