'Milan want the Scudetto!'

By Football Italia staff

President Silvio Berlusconi openly admits Milan are aiming for the Scudetto, while discussing a possible new stadium.

In spite of the last two seasons yielding disappointing results, the Italian mogul apparently has no qualms in throwing the gauntlet at Juventus.

Speaking at the Press conference for the presentation of Sinisa Mihajlovic as the team's new Coach, Berlusconi was asked whether his team could compete for the Scudetto.

“It absolutely can,” he declared. “I believe that we've got to start out with the highest possible target if you have the means to compete for it.

“I think Milan, with the contribution of Mr Mihajliovic, can develop the qualities and the characteristics needed to compete against Juventus for the first place in the championship.

“Mihajlovic was a phenomenal player. He'll teach my players the right way to take free kicks.

“He has great charisma, and he is persuasive in his human relationships.

“He understands individual players and technique, and he always showed a great eye for detail when studying his opponents.

“Among the available Coaches, we had no doubts it had to be Sinisa. I'm convinced it was the best possible choice.”

Berlusconi then turned to the question of the new stadium.

“San Siro was home to many of our victories and it has great visibility from the stands.

“It's an excellent stadium. But now the world of football has changed, all of the games are shown on TV and the number of live spectators has fallen.

“The top clubs earn about €90m per year from their stadiums and supporting structures.

“We're planning to build a stadium that can be reached by the metro, and we'll try bringing that to pass in a couple of years.

“It will add value to the terrain where it's built, to the benefit, among others, of those who live in the area.

“We're waiting for a response from the Fondazione Fiera, but we think our proposal is excellent and we expect a positive response.”

Finally, Berlusconi discussed some individual players, starting from the much-discussed Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“If he comes, then we'll take him. He's a great champion and he would be an asset to any team.

“I think that Mihajlovic will be beneficial to some players, preventing behaviours and positioning on the pitch that are detrimental to performance.

“I'm a great fan of [Jeremy] Menez, and I think that if he's used properly he can be fantastic.

“If his position is sorted out, his contribution can be very, very important.”

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