Beyond Milan, Investcorp has already invested in football

In recent days, the news of a rich fund interested in Milan has made the Rossoneri fans, still burned by the defeat in the Italian Cup derby, dream at every turn. For the uninitiated, Investcorp is a global manager of alternative investment products for private and institutional clients, founded in Bahrain in 1982. But Investcorp is not new to the world of football and sport in general, just a few months ago it resold Dainese - the historic Italian manufacturer of technical equipment and protections - after taking it over in 2015 when the company was not sailing in good waters. Even before Dainese, the Persian Gulf fund bought a 20% stake in Paris FC, with the aim of bringing it back to Ligue 1 after a 40-year absence. After years of hardship Paris' second team came in at the start of the season with the highest budget in the league but failed to live up to expectations, finding themselves 10 points off the top with just a few days to go.

In addition to acquiring shares in Paris FC, the fund has also become the club's main sponsor with the aim of promoting the region and tourism. Despite the fact that there are already big headlines in the newspapers and the first fanciful market shots, we have to curb the fans' joy. In recent years, the Parisian team has not made any huge signings, leaving this record to the other team in the capital, PSG. On the one hand, the fund does not want to force the hand, given that before his arrival the team sailed in the lower areas of the standings and especially does not want to invest crazy amounts of money and then not have a financial return, the revenues of the Ligue 2 are certainly not high.

Beyond the football market, the first rumours that see Maldini and the Eliott fund still inside Milan despite the change of ownership, these will be hot weeks for the negotiations. The common will to close seems to be there, but it is not yet clear what will be the modalities and especially if the fund will be able to maintain the high level of competitiveness that the Milanese club has achieved in the last two seasons. These are big questions that will soon be answered, with all those fans expecting that extra step, both on and off the pitch.