CorSport: New coach, big sales, reduced budget – what changes if Milan miss out on top four | OneFootball

The top four places are slipping away for AC Milan, and without Champions League football the reset button would be pushed in the summer.

As Corriere dello Sport (via MilanPress) reports, the future of many figures within Milan depends on qualification for the next Champions League. The problem is that the Rossoneri are eight points behind fourth (with a game in hand) and there are only 13 league games left to play.

If Milan were to finish outside the UCL places, there will be a real revolution when the season is done. The first to leave would be coach Sergio Conceicao after failing in the No.1 objective and also against Feyenoord, but the former Porto man would not be the only one to leave.

In fact, evaluations will be made on several players in the squad, especially those considered leaders. Mike Maignan, Theo Hernandez, Rafael Leao and some others who have not met expectations could depart to fund a squad rebuild.

There would also be some changes in management, in which a new, more experienced figure will be inserted to strengthen the management. The club are in fact looking for a sporting director after Antonio D’Ottavio’s exit in December.

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Enquiries have already been made over Igli Tare and Fabio Paratici, formerly of Lazio and Juventus respectively. The ex-Monza director Francois Modesto has been proposed, while the former Atletico Madrid chief Andrea Berta seems destined for another team.

In addition, the paper does make mention of their being a reduced budget to invest in the playing side in the event of having no Champions League football. This is perhaps understandable, given the revenues would probably take a hit of over €50m.