The man behind Milan Lab reveals Li Yonghong tried to sell the club’s famed complex and that ‘Maurizio Sarri wanted me at Chelsea’.
Daniele Tognaccini ended 20 years of service to Milan over the summer and is best known for helping establish the innovation lab, which was one of the first to invest in sports science back in 2002 and is credited with prolonging several careers.
“It was a wonderful 20 years, but it was time to say ‘enough’,” he told Corriere della Sera.
The man behind Milan Lab reveals Li Yonghong tried to sell the club’s famed complex and that ‘Maurizio Sarri wanted me at Chelsea’.
Daniele Tognaccini ended 20 years of service to Milan over the summer and is best known for helping establish the innovation lab, which was one of the first to invest in sports science back in 2002 and is credited with prolonging several careers.
“It was a wonderful 20 years, but it was time to say ‘enough’,” he told Corriere della Sera.
“The previous owners didn’t believe in Milan Lab. Indeed, the Chinese had developed business plans to export our methodology to the East.
“They had an opposite attitude to Berlusconi, who wasn’t at all interested in making money from a wealth of precious information.
“The golden years were those under Ancelotti. The wariest Coaches? Montella and Mihajlovic. They hadn’t shown much interest.
“My future? Sarri is a real number maniac. He wanted me at Chelsea, but I preferred to slow things down.
Tognaccini was then asked whether the lab could be held accountable for Alexandre Pato’s crippling injury problems.
“I don’t think Milan Lab made any mistakes with him,” he concluded.