Legendary Brazilian full-back Marcos Cafu “hopes Paolo Maldini will remain at Milan”, while also believing that former defender Aldair would be the “right Coach for Roma.”

The 48-year-old played for both the Rossoneri and the capital club over an 11-year period while plying his trade in Serie A.

The double World Cup winner is in Madrid, where he will attend the Champions League Final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow night.

Paolo Maldini admits he finds being a Milan director “really very tiring and far more stressful” than his time as a player.

The club legend is considering an offer to take on a stronger role as technical director, replacing Leonardo, under CEO Ivan Gazidis.

However, he confessed in an interview with Rolling Stone Italia that working as a director for the first time since his retirement was taxing.

Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis claims Elliott Management saved the club from bankruptcy and that Paolo Maldini is ‘central’ to his vision for the Rossoneri.

Leonardo and Gennaro Gattuso vacated their roles as sporting director and Coach of Milan on Tuesday, and Gazidis began by paying tribute to the pair.

“Elliott saved the club by injecting them with €220m of capital so they could meet their obligations at the end of July, otherwise they would’ve gone bankrupt with the risk of relegation,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

Paolo Maldini is taking some time to consider a new role at Milan after Leonardo and Gennaro Gattuso terminated their contracts.

It was a big day at Milanello, because both sporting director Leonardo and Coach Gattuso officially parted company with the club.

Maldini had been expected to go as well, but so far hasn’t commented after two lengthy meetings with CEO Ivan Gazidis.

Milan parted company with Leonardo and Gennaro Gattuso, warning they must “ensure financial stability” amid reports of Arsenal’s bid for Gianluigi Donnarumma.

It was a seismic day at Milanello, where both director of sport Leonardo and Coach Gattuso terminated their contracts by mutual consent.

As part of the official statement from CEO Ivan Gazidis on the club website, the Rossoneri pointed clearly towards a new downsized approach.

After director Leonardo, now Gennaro Gattuso has also officially left Milan and decided to forego a salary worth €11m so his staff will be paid.

The club released a statement this afternoon announcing that Gattuso had terminated his contract by mutual consent after failing to secure a top four finish.

It comes under an hour after director of sport Leonardo’s resignation was confirmed, as CEO Ivan Gazidis begins a complete and total revolution of the club.

Milan have announced that Leonardo has stepped down from his role as sporting director.

A statement on Milan’s official website thanked Leonardo for his ‘important contributions in helping to take the club forward’ and noted his successor would be appointed ‘in due course’.

“Leonardo joined AC Milan in its hour of need a few short weeks before the closing of the summer transfer window,” said CEO Ivan Gazidis.

Gennaro Gattuso has arrived at Milan’s offices to waive the remainder of his contract – worth almost €11m gross.

MilanNews.it spotted Gattuso checking into Casa Milan with his assistant Gigi Riccio on Tuesday afternoon.

The website explains it is there that he will reach a consensual resolution with the Rossoneri over his contract.

Sky Sport Italia adds the remaining two years on the Coach’s contract amounts to ‘almost €11m gross’.

Milan Coach Gennaro Gattuso and director of sport Leonardo will quit today because CEO Ivan Gazidis is downsizing their ambitions, it’s reported.

There was a meeting between Gazidis and Gattuso on Monday evening in which they came to the mutual decision it was best to part ways this summer.