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Milan CEO Furlani shuts down rumours of partnership with Newcastle owners PIF
Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani has mentioned that there’s ‘no reality’ behind rumours of a partnership between the present Rossoneri homeowners and the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF), who additionally personal Premier League aspect Newcastle.
Furlani mentioned that experiences of an settlement with PIF are purely ‘hypothesis’ and that RedBird Capital managing associate Gerry Cardinale is targeted on bringing outcomes to Milan.
Stories from Il Sole 24 Ore started to floor on Wednesday, claiming that Cardinale is in talks with PIF over a possible sale of the membership’s minority shares.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Thursday that an settlement between Milan and PIF wouldn’t be significantly simple, largely on account of their involvement with Newcastle and what that would imply regarding the principles of participation in European competitions.
Furlani, who spoke to Sky Sport Italia previous to kick off between Milan and Slavia Praha within the Europa League on Thursday night, mentioned that there’s nothing value studying into from the experiences over the past two days.
When requested about current feedback made by Cardinale on the Enterprise of Soccer Summit in London, Furlani mentioned: “I used to be with him earlier than, throughout and after his interview.
“I might encourage individuals to re-read the interview in English. He talks about innovation, about trying forward and about development. That’s what we’re working for, to enhance ourselves,” Furlani mentioned to Sky, reported by way of TMW.
“We’re focussed on bringing outcomes to Milan. That is simply hypothesis, there isn’t a reality.”