Leonardo during the interview with Corriere della Sera specified how he was surprised by the modalities and reasons for the farewell of Paolo Maldini, fired by Milan: "Not only am I astonished, the whole world of football is for the modality of goodbye and for the reasons. In the last two years, Milan have won a Scudetto and reached a semi-final of the Champions League. For over a decade, the company has not closed its financial statements with a profit and now it is about to do so, not to mention that the overall value of the Milan has quadrupled since Elliott took over from the Chinese up to now."