Silvio Berlusconi: "I Was Forced to Sell Milan"
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"I loved Milan a lot, I was moved. My father took me to watch Milan and I used to impersonate tha players. I used to celebrate when we would win and my father would console me when we lost and told me we would comeback. Which we did" Berlusconi reminisced.
The former Italian Prime Minister also spoke about how the sale of his beloved Milan came about: "It was very painful but we could not continue like this. As soon as money from the oil industry entered football the sport has become a monopoly. Players who are of Milan's calibre, if they want to stay at the top, now cost an incredible amount of money both in terms of transfer fees as well as in terms of their wages. One family no-longer has the possibility to spend all their money annually."
"I was forced to sell Milan I found this Chinese gentleman who promised me he would spend €250 million to make the squad strong again, the evaluations made this past summer is a different discussion. I do not go to the stadium anymore, I watch Milan at home on TV and feel bad" Berlusconi concluded.