Who is Comolli: Toulouse President linked with Milan CEO job

Milan have been linked with a transfer to nominate Toulouse President and director of soccer Damien Comolli as their CEO, however who’s the previous Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool scout and who has he labored with prior to now?

Comolli background and Premier League expertise

Comolli grew up enjoying youth soccer within the academy of AS Monaco earlier than occurring to simply accept a job on the teaching workers with the membership’s U16 facet. He would later go on to finish a level in legislation in addition to attaining his teaching badges in the direction of the tip of the Nineties.

Comolli was on the books at Monaco below Arsene Wenger’s reign, and the pair would later group up once more in England with Arsenal. Comolli moved to North London in 1996 and spent seven seasons as a European scout for the Gunners.

Whereas employed by Arsenal, the primary group would go on to win three Premier League titles, together with the famed invincibles season in 2003-04, a report that has not been matched to today.

Comolli has been credited with bringing the likes of Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue and Gael Clichy to the Premier League from his time at Arsenal.

The record of names that Comolli has launched to England doesn’t cease there, nonetheless. He was additionally closely concerned within the switch that introduced future Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric to White Hart Lane whereas working as director of soccer at Tottenham in 2008.

He was additionally concerned within the signings of Dimitar Berbatov, David Bentley, Benoit Aussou-Ekotto and numerous others.

And, in his function as director of soccer technique with Liverpool from 2010 onwards, Comolli was cited as being the person who introduced each Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll to Anfield on deadline day of the January 2011 switch window.

Saint-Etienne, Galatasaray and Toulouse

Between his Tottenham and Liverpool spells, there was additionally a stint as sporting director of Saint-Etienne, though he obtained a justifiable share of criticism after a sequence of unsuccessful signings which left the membership with monetary difficulties.

Barring a short spell with Galatasaray, Comolli took a protracted interval out of the sport after his Liverpool job, earlier than being appointed as director of soccer with Toulouse, the place he nonetheless serves as President.

Following promotion from Ligue 2 in 2021-22, Toulouse went on to win the Coupe de France in 2023, which resulted in a spot within the Europa League for 2023-24.

In accordance with reviews from a number of outlets in Italy, legendary statistician and former Moneyball muse Billy Beane was the one who really useful Comolli’s appointment to Toulouse’s possession group, RedBird, who additionally personal Milan.

With over 30 years’ expertise in behind-the-scenes roles, Comolli has been touted as a super appointment for the Rossoneri.

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