Ex-Milan player and Coach Cesare Maldini believes it will be difficult for the Rossoneri to return to compete at the top of European football.

The 82-year-old was asked today about President Silvio Berlusconi’s comments that the San Siro club could not match the spending power of certain clubs under foreign ownership.

“The President’s opinion is absolutely normal,” Maldini said to Tuttomercatoweb.com. “It’s the same for a lot of clubs.

Ex-Milan player and Coach Cesare Maldini believes it will be difficult for the Rossoneri to return to compete at the top of European football.

The 82-year-old was asked today about President Silvio Berlusconi’s comments that the San Siro club could not match the spending power of certain clubs under foreign ownership.

“The President’s opinion is absolutely normal,” Maldini said to Tuttomercatoweb.com. “It’s the same for a lot of clubs.

“The Arabs have money to throw away and there can’t be any competition.

“I sincerely hope Milan are not now consigned to the second tier of European clubs, but it will be tough to compete.

“There are still some people needed at the club to come in and revive it. The crisis that our country is going through is horrendous and it is difficult to think of alternatives.

“In the recent past, Galliani has been a decisive factor in our success. But, without money, even ideas cannot be enough.”

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