Filippo Galli: “Milan cannot lose Maldini and Massara, the signing will be there”

Filippo Galli, look back and go back to 22 May, the day of the Milan championship: would you have imagined seeing Maldini and Massara reach the expiration of their contracts without having signed the renewal?

“No, it was a surprise for everyone. Both Maldini and Massara deserved the extension after the championship was over, for the final result but also for the process by which they got to victory.”

“I think the situation can be resolved shortly. Beyond the knots to be solved, I don’t think the owners want to miss out on two professional skills like these: for Massara, a long and experienced career as a ds speaks, Paolo has shown that he knows how to move with great competence also as a dt, his weight and his history are a guarantee for Milan “.

The issue on which the negotiation has stalled is that relating to Maldini’s autonomy.

“If this is the case, a compromise can and must be found, for the good of all. A halfway agreement, which allows Paolo to decide without conditioning and for the property to be able to give his opinions anyway. a little bit of pride starts, because Milan come first. And there is a market to be set in motion: it seems to me that at this moment Milan is losing the possibility of moving in a certain way, even if there is plenty of time to recover”.

Is a black smoke breakup a plausible scenario for you today?

“I do not think that a delay of a few days can change things: Maldini and Massara want to continue working to take the club even higher, from second star to Champions as protagonists …”.

On the market we look to Asensio, Draxler, De Ketelaere. Do they convince you?

“All players from Milan. But I expect a rational market, in line with the principle of sustainability. And if so, Maldini and Massara have already shown that they know how to build a winning group.”