71 years old, realistic and innovative, Paolo Scaroni is the new Milan president since last 21st of July. As a director and a fan, the objective is to get back to the top: "the qualification in Champions League isn't part of our objectives this season but for next one - has he explained to La Gazzetta dello Sport-. We'll need to grow economically and sportively in the same time. Then, with the Financial Fair Play, which connects both sides of the football world, everything gets harder: we can't buy champions we could use, so we have to go back, invest on youngsters and try to make plusvalenze. There is a lot of work to do, we're aiming to raise the global audience of our club".
Juventus, from that point of view, is the model to follow: "Agnelli's team, as the first one in Italy, has followed the English clubs' model getting an owned stadium and creating an international fanbase. Even if, I have to be honest, I'd rather get qualified in Champions three times than win the scudetto. There's not a lot of people watching Serie A games abroad".
"From next year, we won't no longer afford to miss the qualification. We'll need to make some more investments , even if against Juventus I didn't see a bad team and I think the boys have absorbed Gattuso's grinta. Rino is doing a great job, they've won more points than they did last season and I've never talked about firing him so far. The loss against the Bianconeri could be, they're really strong. Against Betis the defeat was different but we're still talking about a good opponent. Regarding the derby... Beh, I want to win the next one. The Nerazzurri have a nice team: they're tall, big and strong".
The president's favorite player already is a Rossonero: "I love Suso, he's great. We now have to find some youngsters that we could sell, although reluctantly, for 30, 40m, and then focus on experienced players that can help us get back to the top. The fans will understand our choices. Ibra? That's a whole other speech for Ibra. He'll be free to choose his next team, and even if he's not a young player anymore, I'm crazy for him. He's very tall and agile".
