Milan, Paolo Maldini is back: agreement with the Saudi fund

The Rossoneri ‘Bandiera’ was sent away by Cardinale at the end of last season. The latest from England

Maldini back to Milan as the frontman of a new Arab property? The latest rumors coming from England relaunch PIF, linking the Saudi fund precisely to the future of the Rossoneri ‘Flag’ sent away by Cardinal at the end of last season.

Maldini-Pif, a combination not for the Milan of the future, but for the Newcastle. According to ‘The Independent’, in fact, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund is also evaluating the name of the former AC Milan director for the role of sporting director of the ‘Magpies’.

Maldini is a ‘strong’ candidate to take up the legacy of Ashworth, destined for Manchester United. He would be in contention with the former Roma Tiago PintoHugo Viana of Sporting and Paul Mitchell, former Monaco player linked to the same Giallorossi club.

At Newcastle, Maldini would find that Sandro again Tonali which he bought from Brescia when he worked for Milan. And he was one of the pillars of the team that gave him the first, and so far only Scudetto as a Rossoneri manager. Tonali’s experience with Juventus has so far been a total disaster, now the Brescia native risks a new disqualification (he is already serving a 10-month ban) for betting.

The Football Association accuses him “di misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the FA’s betting rules“. He allegedly breached “FA Rule E8 50 times by placing bets on football matches between 12 August 2023 and 12 October 2023”. He has “until April 5, 2024 to respond”.

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