According to reports in Italy, Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara have received the final contract offer from Milan.
Both directors see their deals expire at midnight. They arrived at the club’s headquarters in the morning and according to Gazzetta dello Sport, Milannews and Calciomercato.com, they have received the final contract offer from club owners.
The problem between Maldini and Milan is not about the money. On the contrary, the former defender wants more decision-making power and expects a bigger transfer budget for the summer.
There had been reports that Maldini would have signed his contract many days ago, but the signature has been repeatedly pushed back as Maldini wants guarantees over his role at the club in the coming years.
Gazzetta specifies that the copy of the contract sent to Maldini and Massara in the morning is not a draft but the final version of the agreement offered by Elliott, who are still in charge until September, when the takeover from RedBird will be complete.
According to all reports, there is optimism that Maldini and Massara will eventually put pen to paper on a new agreement with the Rossoneri.