Ancelotti believes Milan ‘made a mistake’ sacking Maldini: “Sending away a piece of history” | OneFootball

Carlo Ancelotti believes that AC Milan made a mistake by sacking Paolo Maldini as the technical director of the club.

Less than 48 hours after the end of the 2022-23 season, Maldini and Ricky Massara were sacked as the technical and sporting director respectively, arousing questions about the plans moving forward.

There continues to be debate among the Milan fan base about whether it was the right decision, though it would be fair to say that the Rossoneri have been far from stable since that day.

Ancelotti was interviewed on Rai 2 last night and he was asked about the sacking of Maldini, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.

“Real Madrid are the most important club in the world and here the history is very much alive. Sending Maldini away, with all the defects he may have, is sending away a piece of history. Paolo is a man of football and represents Milan. They made a mistake in sending him away,” he said.

Ancelotti also recently compared Maldini to Luka Modric in the sense that they are ‘everything a footballer should be’ in terms of their professionalism and longevity.

Meanwhile, there were even reports in Spain during the week that Milan have held talks over bringing ‘Don Carlo’ back if he were to leave Real Madrid.