Gerry Cardinale, from 25 May 2026, has taken personal control of Milan, revolutionising most of the club's corporate and sporting structure. According to Corriere dello Sport, however, that is not the end. Over the coming months, his intention is to entrust the sporting project to a trusted man of his.

The two clarifications on the new role and Ibrahimovic situation

A first clarification is mandatory: it will not be a delegation, as happened in the past with the disastrous era of Furlani, who has just been excluded from the Rossoneri Board of Directors after the May dismissal. In fact, it will consist in appointing a head of football, that is a figure who will be in charge of the entire sporting area and act as the owner's proxy in Milan, staying close to the coach, showing up every day at Milanello and managing the transfer market personally.

A second clarification: it will always maintain the line set in recent months by Cardinale himself.

One certainty already exists: it will not be Ibrahimovic; the Swede is a RedBird employee and not a Rossoneri executive. And that will remain. The Milan sporting area will be entrusted, in fairly rapid time, to a new name. According to Corriere dello Sport, Krösche of Eintracht is one of the candidates.