Paolo Maldini knew nothing about the Super League’s plans. Remarkably, the technical director of AC Milan only heard about the new competition on Sunday. Milan was one of the twelve clubs that released a press release on that day about the closed super league. “I would like to make it clear that I was not involved in the Super League,” said Maldini Sky Italia.
“I want to apologize to the fans,” said AC Milan’s technical director. “I found out on Sunday evening, after the joint statement from the other clubs. This was clearly decided at a higher level in the club than my own position. I felt a little confused because of that. “AC Milan officially left the Super League on Wednesday, at the same time as Internazionale and Atlético Madrid. The six English top clubs had already made that decision on Tuesday evening.
Maldini himself finds it strange that he is not involved at all in the plans for the Super League. “But that does not mean that I should not take responsibility,” said the former left back. “I want to apologize to the fans. Not just to AC Milan, but to all football fans. They feel betrayed. I feel I have to say this. Of course I know that income is important, but we have to ask ourselves now. how we can learn from this. “
The idea of the Super League, according to Maldini, ignores “the values of sport and the premise that performance should lead to rewards.” The director hopes so i Rossoneri can now fully focus on the current season again. “It may sound funny now, but our main challenge is to finish in the top four so that we qualify for the Champions League again after seven years.” It seems that that will succeed, because AC Milan is firmly second in Serie A.
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