The Italian Football Federation has announced the appointment of Paolo Maldini, the AC Milan legend, as the new technical director.
Ever since missing out on the World Cup, for the third time in a row, a lot of time has been spent on identifying the next steps for the Italian Federation. Naming Giovanni Malagò as the new president was the first big step, and yesterday the second arrived.
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Indeed, the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) confirmed the appointment of Maldini as the new technical director. Three years after leaving Milan, as such, the club legend now has a new role and it feels like a perfect one for him.
Maldini to Italy: Official statement
The statement was published on the website in the evening yesterday, also confirming that another former Milan director, namely Leonardo, will act as an advisor to Maldini. You could thus say that the FIGC are starting anew with the Elliott Management era of the Rossoneri.
“FIGC President Giovanni Malagò is pleased to announce that Paolo Maldini has accepted the position of Technical Director of the Federation. Maldini will perform this role alongside Leonardo as an advisor.
“There’s a four-year commitment which will take us until 2030, to the next World Cup, via the Euros,” the statement read.
It remains to be seen how much power Maldini will have in the decision-making, but knowing him, it was probably a demand to accept the role in the first place.
