CM: Gordon Singer attends Milan’s 125th anniversary party but Cardinale remains absent | OneFootball

A rather interesting bit of news has emerged regarding AC Milan’s 125th birthday party last night regarding who did and did not attend.

Calciomercato.com describe the event as a ‘party in a less than ideal climate’ given that there were protests going on outside from the Curva Sud. Some players even received chants against them as they arrived, while they called the management incompetent and told Gerry Cardinale to sell.

Speaking of Cardinale, the RedBird Capital No.1 was not present last night having also missed the game against Genoa on Sunday. The official reasoning for that was that he wished to leave the stage to those who have written the history of Milan.

However, his absence made noise as did the presence of Gordon Singer, which images from TeleLombardia confirmed. He heads the Elliott Management fund with his father Paul Singer and is still a member of the Board of Directors.

Gordon is sometimes spotted following games at San Siro or even away, as happened at the Santiago Bernabeu during the Champions League match against Real Madrid. He still feels quite attached to the club, having played a big part in running it during Elliott’s tenure.

His presence in itself is therefore not unusual, but it stands out if contrasted with Cardinale’s absence because the old owner was there but the current was not. We must add that the vendor loan situation must be monitored, because RedBird owe Elliott €700m by the summer.