‘Modric won’t stay and Rabiot wants Napoli’ – Milan journalist sounds alarm over summer drift

Veteran Italian journalist and lifelong Milan supporter Andrea Longoni has expressed serious concern over the club’s direction, warning that the situation at San Siro is arguably worse now than it was before the mass clearout of Massimiliano Allegri and the entire leadership structure just weeks ago.

Speaking to MilanNews.it, Longoni painted a bleak picture of a club still without a coach, a sporting director or any discernible transfer strategy, with the summer window already open and Milan standing still while rivals strengthen around them.

On the transfer market specifically, Longoni was direct. “Milan need to do an enormous amount, both in terms of quality and numbers,” he said.

“Modric will not continue with Milan and Rabiot wants Napoli. I would give Jashari another chance, but this squad needs to be strengthened because there is a risk of losing important players. There are very few resources without the Champions League. That Cardinale invests more than anyone is a fairytale.”

The comments reflect a growing anxiety among the Rossoneri fanbase, with supporters’ groups already staging protests and banners appearing around the city directed at Gerry Cardinale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

For Longoni, the sense of drift is the most damaging element, not just the individual transfer decisions, but the absence of any clear vision for what comes next.