Milan squad is shocked and furious for sacking Paolo Maldini and Daniel Massara.

The directors' meeting with club owner Gerry Cardinale this morning was so disastrous that rumours of their breakup instantly started to circulate. A few hours later, the huge shock was the news that Maldini had not resigned or even reached a joint decision; rather, the club had notified the directors that they would be sacked, according to reports in Calciomercato.com and Sky Sport Italia.

This evening, reports from La Repubblica, Milannews.it, and other outlets suggest that the team is astonished and incensed by this turn of events. Leao, who only a few days prior sat between Maldini and Massara to sign his contract renewal, appeared to corroborate this with a tweet that was solely composed of a pondering emoji. Sandro Tonali and Theo Hernandez, who understand the significance of Maldini's representation of the club's past, are among the others who are claimed to be in a state of shock.