5 reasons why AC Milan will be a superpower again
The 2015/16 football season was not one of AC Milan’s most successful, and it was purely memorable for the way it underlined how much they had fallen since their glory days.
Their opening 11 games of that campaign saw them lose five and draw one across all competitions as they got off to a woeful start. Although they clawed back some semblance of self-respect by finishing seventh in the Serie A league table, they were limited to having their season labelled, by many, as a very poor one.
Even those who don’t support the club know just how important the Rossoneri have been in the history of football, producing some exceptionally gifted footballers through their Primavera Academy since the early 1960s as well as being involved in some era-defining matches down through the years.
This term, however, they have shown some real mettle, despite a recent loss to AS Roma – join us in examining why they can transform their current good spell into something more meaningful and long term.
#1 Takeover will happen & that means a cash injection
You could overtake a Ferrari on a bicycle faster than AC Milan’s much-discussed takeover is happening – and that’s the sad truth of it. Boy, is it taking its sweet time in wrapping itself up? Nearly every few days it seems to stall or hit a brick wall, but even though it’s frustrating for the fans there is no doubt that it will happen, and when it does they will likely receive quite a nice boost of cash with it.
The reality of the situation is that the club needs money. If they intend to get back to bossing Barcelona around like they once did, they’ll need a few blank chequebooks to do it, and the proposed takeover bid by a Chinese consortium would surely give them that opportunity. Money rules, after all.
On a slightly more meaningful level, though, it would usher in a new era – a Silvio Berlusconi-less one that would see the slate wiped clean and their image restored to one. Hopefully, with their minds on improving the financial and commercial appeal of the club as well as making sure the necessary funds are made available to make the transfer window a little more enjoyable for them.
It might take a bit of time, but when it happens it’ll be a significant day in the ushering in of a new Milanese era.