Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara are set to leave AC Milan with immediate effect.

Maldini and Massara leave AC Milan. The technical director (plus a former club legend) and the Rossoneri sporting director were today removed from the ownership of Milan, in the meeting with Gerry Cardinale. There was already tension building up between the parties after today's meeting, but now the decision has been taken. Everything therefore changes in the technical and sporting direction of the Rossoneri club. The official communication of Milan is awaited. For now, the Rossoneri will adapt to a new internal solution: to give more strength and power to Furlani and Moncada. Furlani is currently acting as the CEO of the club while Moncada is currently the chief scout.

Maldini and Massara to leave: the choice has been made.

Pending the official statement from the club (which is scheduled for tomorrow), the choice of Milan ownership, and in particular of Gerry Cardinale, has already been communicated to those directly concerned, they are not part of the plans. There are no possibilities to make amends: in today's meeting there were no dialogues or confrontations, but a fast, rapid and clear communication. There was no talk of prospects, because in fact the decision had already been taken, and Maldini and Massara accepted had accepted their fates. The Rossoneri ownership has long wanted to impose a different working model in Milan, and now the time has maybe arrived.

Translated by Mohammed Ibrahim.