Important day at home MilanWhere Zlatan Ibrahimovic held his first press conference as manager. A long chat with the journalists, where the Swede first of all clarified his role: “I am the operating partner of RedBird, I take care of Milan. I work very close to Cardinale and I am in close contact with Moncada and Furlani”. The official announcement of Paulo Fonseca as the new coach has arrived, but Ibra also spoke a lot about the transfer market and the club’s objective: “Strengthen the team and make it even stronger to be competitive. Next year’s team will be even younger and Fonseca is the right profile to work with young people. That’s why her role will be important. Milan is aiming for trophies, not only in Italy but in Europe. You need to have long-term ambitions. The players? Whoever arrives must have the same ambitions. Those who are here, and don’t have them, must leave space“. A joke about prosecutors: “I chose not to talk to them because I’m still black or white. Moncada and Furlani have grey, they have more patience… I come from the old school with Raiola and Galliani. Then, during negotiations we can talk: everyone has their say. “And on the budget:”Everything that goes positive is invested in the first team, we want to improve it as much as possible. At Milan we collaborate between all parties and together we decide for the best of the club.”
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“Zirkzee is cool, but it’s not the only name”
The passage up is significant Joshua Zirkzeegreat objective for the new Milan: “In the past my colleagues made a great transfer by laying the foundations – said Zlatan -, this market will be about details to complete what the team is missing. There is definitely a need for a number 9 after Giroud’s great work. There is Jovic and there is room for another center forward. Zirkzee is a strong player, that’s no secret. She has potential and had a great season. It looks like me? I don’t like comparisons, she certainly plays well and comes from the Dutch school like me.” And precisely on the negotiation for Zirkzee: “Everyone creates a situation to exploit it. But it has to be ok for the club, we have to work intelligently. A club like Milan doesn’t target just one player. And in any case we need to talk to each other face to face. Even a stadium like San Siro has its weight. There are many factors that must be considered positively.”
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“Maignan, Theo and Leao stay”
A look at the future but also at the present with the big names in the team, champions about whom Ibrahimovic has no doubts: “Maignan, Theo and Leao remain. They are the strongest in their roles, they have a contract with us and I’m happy about it. I don’t need domino effects to buy. Thanks to RedBird’s work we can buy strong players. The club has already brought in 12 players, laying the foundation for the future. This is the second year: we have to improve through details. The market? It’s done every day: we have a scouting system all over the world and every day. And a thousand phone calls arrive… Then, to close a purchase you need a process. What is important is that it is the right profile.” And on Theo and Maignan’s expiring contracts: “In their situations anything is possible. Requests are made internally. Since RedBird came in there is the possibility to do everything individually. If someone comes to me and tells me ‘I don’t want to be here anymore’, it’s a problem. But that’s not their case: Theo and Maignan must continue to make history“.
