The contract renewals of Maldini and Massara are reportedly expected to be announced at the start of next week | OneFootball

Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara before Porto-Milan at Estádio do Dragão on October 19, 2021. (@acmilan.com)

The wait for the contract renewals will finally end next week, if reports from Italy are to be believed.

It’s been over a month since Milan lifted the Scudetto at the Duomo di Milano, celebrating their first title win in 11 years.

Since then the club has been bought by RedBird, taking over from Elliott, but from them everything seems to be stuck – especially when it comes to the mercato.

The reason for the inability to close any transfers appears to stem from the fact that Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara – the two directors who lead the sporting project of the Rossoneri, aiding coach Stefano Pioli – have yet to renew their contracts, which are due to expire in less than a week from now, on June 30.

The Italian media has been saying ‘next week’ for weeks when talking about the renewals of Maldini of Massara. However, according to Milannews.it’s Antonio Vitiello, the announcement on the renewals is ‘indeed one step away’, with lawyers at work to iron out the final contractual details.

White smoke is expected between this weekend (less likely) and the start of next week. Afterwards, hopefully, the mercato will begin, with Divock Origi expected to start on Tuesday or Wednesday.