CM: What Milan want from their next sporting director and why one candidate stands out | OneFootball

AC Milan will hire a new sporting director in the summer, and at the moment, one candidate is standing out, and there are a few key reasons why.

Across the board, Milan need a rebuild after the half-effort the club made this season. In the summer, transfers were not enough, and in January, signings were too late. As a result, the Rossoneri now sit well away from the chances of European football.

For this reason, a new head will be brought in to oversee the club’s sporting operations, and at present, that is seemingly Igli Tare, who was formerly the sporting director of Lazio. But why may the club have decided to go for the Albanian?

Tare, as reported by Calciomercato.com, has two principles: organisation and trust in partnerships. Having previously been in the Lazio management for 15 years, this is not a short-term plan and it seems that the club are probably looking for a longer-term rebuild and then success period under Tare’s watch.

Organisation is done in a ‘triangle’ system under his watch, and he is known for regularly communicating with ownership and technical staff, in other words, another vessel, though this time for the sporting operations.

Confident on ‘relying and trusting collaborators’, and this means that he will pay a lot of attention to the club’s scouting operation, with the report even deeming his methods as ‘maniacal’ in some capacities.

Finally, his methods work to keep strictly in budget, and this is what will be another huge factor for Milan. In his time with Lazio, he won five of the six trophies of the Claudio Lotito era, and this was by buying the right players, at the right time, for the right price. Something which the Rossoneri are desperate for.