Gerry bought Milan in a position where the club was trending upward and now he let it trend backwards again. If you start selling off the big name players in addition to no CL then the club loses more appeal. He owes money to Elliott and if Milan/Inter get to buy San Siro he has to find more money to pay for that and buy the surrounding land as well. That’s why I’ve said the idea was never to actually build the new stadium. Once the city approves purchasing San Siro and the land, he’s likely out. Owning San Siro may add a few hundred million to the value of the club.
Everything points to something possibly happening at some point this summer. Gerry hasn’t been seen or heard from all season. All contract extension have been put on hold. Short term deal with Sergio and the January arrivals (besides Gimenez). If a SD and coach aren’t in place by shortly after the season then I think they are waiting for the new investors or new majority owners. The investigation into the club should be wrapping up as well. The money is in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc. No American is going to buy Milan now unless you convince someone like Musk or Bezos who have money to burn.
I see things going down differently.
I see a sordid saga, an internal power struggle that will simmer all summer. It won’t come out all in the open but it will paralyze us at key moments in the mercato. Like, person A has agreed terms with player B, but Furlani needs to sign off on it.
Gerry will hold on with grim determination because I don’t think coming up with money is an issue for him. The stadium is chimeric as is Aramco.
Our best bet remains a solid SD and coach. Then, on the ownership side a bit of cleaning up. Furlani won’t leave, so whatever it takes to minimize the impact of the gruppo di lavoro. Hopefully, that group is whittled down, and the remaining folks make sensible, conventional decisions.
We have the means to buy players like Gimenez and Fofana. Money has not been an issue. Competence has. A big sale or two is probable. Then it’s a matter of making competent decisions to fix this mess.
I won’t lose hope that one day I can feel good about this club again. I can’t pin whatever hope I have remaining on Arabs that will never come. Or pine for the better days. That is far more agonizing for me.