Silvio Berlusconi has said he has been asked to remain part of AC Milan even after he sells the club to a Chinese consortium of investors but would only accept an offer if it were to involve a hands-on role.
Berlusconi’s 30-year ownership of the Rossoneri is due to come to an end next month, when two dates have been reserved for the official conclusion of the sale to be sealed. The later date — Dec. 13 — is looking the more likely for the transaction to go through and Berlusconi says there are no concerns about the deal breaking down, although he is keen to see what his own future might be.
“We have reliable assurances that the deal will be completed on the 13th,” Berlusconi said after Sunday night’s Milan derby, according to Milannews. it. “I believe there are no obstacles to them obtaining the authorisation that is needed from the Chinese state, so I think it will go through on the due date.
“The Chinese are insisting that I remain in my role and I told them that I could not remain as president in a club belonging to other people, so they offered me the role of honorary president, without the election of an executive president different to me.
“I think such a situation is possible, but I would need to have the possibility to intervene on the transfer market and when it comes to on-field questions. If I am afforded this, then I will try to accept the role of honorary president.”
Berlusconi has played a hands-on role for the Rossoneri since he acquired the club in 1986.
Rumours he has told coaches in the past which players to field have not been proven, yet he is known to make his voice heard when it comes to team selection and he did not spare his current coach Vincenzo Montella from some criticism on Sunday night despite the derby draw leaving the club level on points with second-placed Roma.
“I’ve paid him a compliment for us being in second place, but we still have differences of opinion over our tactics,” Berlusconi said. “I am convinced that Milan’s style of play, which has led to us being the most successful club in the world over the past 30 years, is that with a support man behind two forwards.
“I’m insisting with Montella that this is our style and not the one with two wingers.”
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