According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Milan owner Gerry Cardinale, amid the team's performance crisis, accepted an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, stating directly that he was not satisfied and that failure to enter the top four in Serie A would be a failure. He also admitted that the club had invested heavily in the transfer market over the past three seasons, but the spending methods may not have been the best, and that a more direct link between investment and victory must be established and corrected.
Gerry Cardinale said: "I'm not happy, and Allegri and the team are not happy. Not winning the league title is disappointing, and if we don't make it into the top four, it will be a failure. In the past three seasons, we have spent more money in the transfer market than any other team in Serie A. Now, maybe we haven't spent the money in the most correct places. I rate myself; the score for investing capital is higher than the score for spending methods. We must do better to create a direct link between spending and victory, which we haven't achieved yet. We haven't done well enough, but we will fix it."
Tuttosport published the statements of Brentford full-back Kayode. This player once played for Fiorentina and also in the Juventus youth academy. He has recently been considered to potentially return to Serie A and be linked with Juventus. Kayode said: "To be honest, I'm not thinking about returning to Italy: I just want to play well at Brentford, improve myself here, and continue to grow at this club. Of course, the attention from Juventus, like the attention from any top club, is always pleasing, but I am very focused on the final stage of the league, and on playing well in the most beautiful and important league in the world."
Speaking of players Juventus is interested in, Manchester City attacker Bernardo Silva is also on the list, and his contract is in its final stages. Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva confirmed that he rejected Benfica: "There was indeed contact, but I said no. I certainly want to go back there, but that will be at another stage of my career. I hope Benfica will still welcome me then, but I'm not sure. The plan is to choose my next team before I leave with Portugal for the World Cup."