MN: Maldini and Massara to leave Milan – what Cardinale told him in the meeting | OneFootball

A number of sources are now confirming that Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara will leave AC Milan imminently in what has been a turbulent last few hours.

According to MilanNews, today’s meeting with Gerry Cardinale lasted a few minutes and Maldini was informed of the ownership’s desire not to continue with him as the technical director.

It was a brief, calm meeting in which Cardinale reaffirmed his esteem for Maldini but where there was not even time to start a discussion about any other issues past or present. Daniele Longo also confirms this report.

Such a discussion would not have changed the mind of Cardinale nor the situation, showing what a difficult relationship it was between the technical director and the American owners.

The views between the parties were and are too far apart, with Maldini asking for more investments while the owners – which in any case allowed spending within the limits of Milan’s economic possibilities – have never softened their stance.

Ricky Massara will also leave with Maldini, who chose him in the summer of 2019 as his right-hand man after Leonardo’s farewell, forming the triad with Zvonimir Boban. Stefano Pioli, on the other hand, has never been in question.

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