{"id":614485,"date":"2022-06-30T16:42:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614485"},"modified":"2022-06-30T16:42:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:42:40","slug":"paolo-maldini-stays-with-ac-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/paolo-maldini-stays-with-ac-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Paolo Maldini to Remain Onboard at AC Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paolo Maldini will remain the Club Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/29\/ac-milan-takeover-concerns-rise\/\" target=\"_self\">AC Milan<\/a> after accepting the club&#8217;s latest proposal today, on the same day that his contract was set to expire, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1542604938550845440\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. Although Maldini is a club legend in all definitions of the word, there was some worry as the proposal wasn&#8217;t accepted sooner. All that concern is alleviated now, however.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Football Frederic Massara also signed an extension. Maldini and Massara are a crucial duo for the\u00a0<em>Rossoneri<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paolo Maldini has accepted AC Milan proposal, he will stay as club director after winning Serie A title &#8211; contract signed and deal now in place, same for sport director Massara \ud83d\udd34\u26ab\ufe0f\ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACMilan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ACMilan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milan will now focus on top targets in their transfer list after signing Divock Origi.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1542604938550845440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Paolo Maldini Stays with AC Milan<\/h2>\n<h3>A Club Legend<\/h3>\n<p>Maldini&#8217;s accolades with Milan speak for themselves. They include seven Serie A titles, five Champions League titles, and so much more. The entirety of his playing career was spent with the\u00a0<em>Rossoneri<\/em>. For that reason, it was poetic justice for him to return to the club in his post-playing career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A very happy 54th birthday to the one and only Paolo Maldini \ud83d\udc10<\/p>\n<p>Phenomenal defender, world class sporting director, exemplary human \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hQNfPpoYIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hQNfPpoYIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IFTVofficial\/status\/1541011663037399040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He guided Milan to greatness as a player and is guiding the club back to relevancy in a director role. Since he took over, Milan cut their wage bill, signed very promising players, made it back to the Champions League, and finally <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/29\/ac-milan-season-review-champions\/\" target=\"_self\">won Serie A<\/a>. As a defender himself, Maldini has an eye for talent in the back line. Two players he prioritized for Milan were Theo Hernandez and Fikayo Tomori, both of which are now well-respected in their positions and amongst the club&#8217;s top players. The respect Maldini summons is also pivotal in attracting both young and experienced talent &#8211; Sandro Tonali and Olivier Giroud being prime examples.<\/p>\n<p>The work isn&#8217;t over for Milan, however. They&#8217;ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/28\/ac-milan-are-missing-out-midfielder\/\" target=\"_self\">struggling to snatch up primary targets<\/a> this summer, but with Maldini assured a spot with the club things will surely change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paolo Maldini will remain the Club Director of AC Milan after accepting the club&#8217;s latest proposal today, on the same day that his contract was set to expire, according to Fabrizio Romano. Although Maldini is a club legend in all definitions of the word, there was some worry as the proposal wasn&#8217;t accepted sooner. 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