Christian Vieri blames “cowardly” Ivan Gazidis for the chaos at Milan and warns Zvonimir Boban “is not a puppet, he says things to your face.”
Director of sport Boban seems to be on his way out, either with a termination of the contract by mutual consent or with a dismissal.
Christian Vieri blames “cowardly” Ivan Gazidis for the chaos at Milan and warns Zvonimir Boban “is not a puppet, he says things to your face.”
Director of sport Boban seems to be on his way out, either with a termination of the contract by mutual consent or with a dismissal.
He criticised CEO Gazidis in a lengthy Gazzetta dello Sport interview, confirming Gazidis has gone behind his back and that of fellow director Paolo Maldini by contacting Ralf Rangnick to be their coach next season.
“Boban did the right thing,” former Italy international Vieri told Mediaset show Tiki Taka.
“Gazidis went to talk to this other coach when it wasn’t his job. Who even is Gazidis? What does he do at Milan? Boban and Maldini are meant to have that role.
“Boban couldn’t just shut up and take it. You need guts in life, to be a real man, and Boban is that. I wouldn’t say he was fired.
“What happened is that one was cowardly and went behind his back, the other is not a puppet, he has character and says things to your face.”
It’s now reported that Maldini and Ricky Massara could also walk away if Boban is fired, rapidly bringing forward the plans that club owners Elliott Management Corporation had for restructuring the Milan directorial staff.