New AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale: We have the role of custodians and managers of what has been built so far | OneFootball

New AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale has spoken to reporters today as Redbird Capital's takeover enters it's final stretch.

Cardinale met with Milan football chief Paolo Maldini in the morning, having spoken with president Paolo Scaroni and chief exec Ivan Gazidis last night.

He said, “I congratulate Elliott, Paolo and Ivan for what has been achieved in the last year and in the last weekend. I have been investing in sports for 25 years but what was achieved here last weekend is something truly incredible. We visited the Milan Museum this morning and saw how much this club has done and how many successes have been achieved.

"We have the role of custodians and managers of what has been built so far. We must do it with humility and recognising the team and group work that you have achieved together. When I started in the world of sport, sport was different: today there are many interests involved, business and capital, there is a different commitment but always with the same feeling and determination to win. I hate losing, I feel like a winner like you are. The future will have to be built on the successes achieved so far with determination and will to win."

Cardinale was in Milan last weekend for the title triumph.

He continued: "Last weekend I lived it all with the soul of a fan participating in the celebrations: it was an extraordinary show. I lived the show of the World Series, of the Super Bowl of the NBA, but nothing gave me the enthusiasm, the excitement that I have experienced that Sunday. This relationship with the fans is very special: we must give them back everything they give us with their passion and enthusiasm. I hope that the show experienced on Sunday can be relived many more times with our fans.

"I started my Italian lessons and the first words I learned are: Forza Milan."