Cardinale explains Ibrahimovic role and responsibilities with Milan

Milan proprietor Gerry Cardinale appeared alongside Rossoneri government and former striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the FT’s Business of Football Summit in Mayfair on Thursday, the place he defined the Swede’s precise function and obligations after his appointment as a Senior Advisor in December.

Ibrahimovic rejoined Milan in an advisory function simply earlier than Christmas, however the full extent of his day-to-day duties haven’t all the time been solely clear.

Cardinale revealed that Ibrahimovic is successfully his spokesperson, and that the Swede has the authority to direct membership employees in Cardinale’s absence.

Cardinale additionally in contrast Ibrahimovic to the likes of LeBron James and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who’ve each beforehand labored with RedBird Capital executives previously.

“Ibrahimovic is my man on the bottom in Milan, he has the authority to be my voice with the gamers, with the teaching employees and at Casa Milan. Attending to know Ibra nicely was one of many advantages of taking virtually a 12 months to guage the state of affairs,” Cardinale mentioned, reported through Calciomercato.com.

“After I met Zlatan, I used to be actually intrigued. He is a good staff participant and if you happen to handle to introduce teamwork into the enterprise world, you are able to do greater and higher issues.

“When golf equipment are purchased, they often depend on a lot of completely different consultants, however who is aware of Milan and European soccer higher than Zlatan? We’ve got a confirmed monitor report of partnerships with folks like him, from Dwayne Johnson to LeBron James, additionally Ben Affleck and Matt Damon . And, in Zlatan, I see the identical factor.”

Gerry #Cardinale: ‘Io e #Ibrahimovic non siamo soddisfatti di non essere primi, ci saranno cambiamenti nel #Milan‘. Sul ruolo di Zlatan e il nuovo stadio… https://t.co/dL6i2qxDvH

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