CorSport: A two-horse race on pause – why Milan’s director decision will be further delayed | OneFootball

AC Milan are still looking for a new sporting director for next season, and the wait is set to continue with Giorgio Furlani otherwise engaged.

As Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) write this morning, Milan had got right down to the final stages of negotiations with Fabio Paratici, only to then see everything blocked for contractual reasons related to the pending criminal trial.

The former Juventus and Tottenham director will not arrive, therefore, and the casting process continues to find the right man. There are two names in pole position, but things are currently at a standstill.

The great wait

Why are things on pause? The main reason is Furlani’s trip to Miami, in the United States. The CEO of the club will travel to Florida from today to continue meetings with some very important partners, in particular MSC Crociere who have been the sleeve sponsor since last season.

In the last week of March, Furlani had been in Dubai and had met other important sponsors: Emirates, PUMA and Konami above all. During the AC Milan manager’s trip to the United States, there could also be the possibility of a new meeting with Gerry Cardinale.

Furlani could sit down with the manager of RedBird Capital and owner of AC Milan to give an update on things, including the planning for 2025-26. For this reason, the search for the director – conducted primarily by Furlani – will slow down.

Two-man race

Having decided not to go ahead with Paratici, the race for the role of Milan’s sporting director is now between two figures. On one side there is Igli Tare, with a single but very long experience of 15 years with Lazio, on the other there is the Italian Tony D’Amico, currently at Atalanta.

The Albanian is in pole position, if only for the fact that he is currently free and could sign immediately. For D’Amico, however, it would be necessary to wait until the end of the season so that he can free himself from the Bergamo club.

It is unthinkable that this could happen before the season ends, which factors into Milan’s planning. In this sense, the Diavolo cannot wait too long, also because the preparations for next season – after this disastrous one – must already be started.