[han2503]

So, now that we're basically at the tail end of our season, and it's yet another disappointing year with failing to qualify for the CL and potentially another season in the EL looming, looking at our squad, who would you keep, and what players or players profiles do you think we need to get this team back into the CL? Who should be moved on for good, who should be moved onto the bench and who do you think we should get (especially if the budget is limited)?

[Rossoneri7]

At least Milan is rid of Galliani (IMG:style_emoticons/default/96.gif)

But in all seriousness, yes this is serious. Galliani maintained a team that was within FFP reality for Milan and as such had ring-fenced its balance sheet. However Li’s takeover, which involved heavy leverage, started out with a splash of 200M on new players with substantial increase in wages (Donna and Bonucci come to mind). This brought the camera lights flashing. Not for long now, creditor is coming knocking. Eliott could sell Milan as a whole or player by player and asset by asset till it recovers 380M.

Any new investor or group of investors could provide us with comfort at this point. Just that we’d be kicking the can down the road again for the same problem arising at the end of next season. Why? Because Milan’s revenue is give or take the same. Without CL money, BIG sponsorship and increase in TV income, Milan’s revenue is not going anywhere.

Milan’s €191.7m in revenue taken in during the 2016-17 season; compare that to PSG’s €486M, Madrid’s €675M, United’s €581M, Chelsea’s €368M, City’s €473M, ... (Milan’s highest ever revenue in the history of all of Milan was a staggering €234M in the 2004-5 season.) oh yeah, and dont forget we wont have UEFA income from TV for next season so revenue is lower by default heading into 2018.

To put things into prespective; Significant revenue increases in other leagues – namely the English Premier League – have seen a slew of clubs jump ahead of Milan. In fact, all Premier League clubs have seen revenues increase by some 70% since the implementation of the new Sky/BT domestic television deal in 2016-17. While Spain has its exclusivity for their stellar sides.

Italian clubs simply can’t keep pace. Serie A is not due another TV deal until 2021 and its current value is less than half that of the Premier League. (I know I know, Juventus, Napoli, inter, Roma, etc etc ... they definitely have better management and stable ownership; wasnt the case always, Juve were demoted and reatructured plus new stadium, Napoli came back from oblivion in SerieB/C with stability and gradual improvement over years, Roma during Banks intervension to sell club from Sensi to Americans wasnt smooth, Moratti’s sale of inter was not smooth, they went through three owners in a couple of seasons.)

In closing, Milan cant qualify for CL unless it breaks FFP rules, which means exclusion and around we go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/king.gif)