"Cardinale clearly understood" - Pellegatti praises Milan owner as Head of Football search continues

In recent days, talk about a new Head of Football arriving at AC Milan has been prominent and it seems like it won't slow down. For many, the need for a sporting director figure - or something of that ilk - is still a must.

When the new management was announced, most were not convinced and evenafter a passable summer mercato, the feeling is that more was (and still is) needed. Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news.

So, having someone with more experience may be a good thing. After all, having someone who knows the mercato inside out won't be a bad thing.

It'll help with sales and strategising the right time to buy certain players, which was a struggle for Milan this summer. Yet, it's not really been a problem that was exclusive to the summer months of this year.

Instead, it's been a long-term thing. Speaking on his YouTube channel this morning, Carlo Pellegatti looked at the situation withseveral names in the mixand MilanNews have relayed his comments.

"Gerry Cardinale clearly understood, as soon as the transfer window closed, the need for a head of football. Let's just say he's been in contact for several days now, with sporting directors and managers, and they've been lengthy.

"Gerry Cardinale has this habit, even with Amorim. The discussions before choosing him weren't brief.

In this sense, Gerry Cardinale perhaps acted a little instinctively when the entire technical and managerial staff was fired last May.