Background, method and successes - Geoffrey Moncada’s story [Bonus article]

With the sacking of Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara as the technical and sporting director, AC Milan have decided to change direction. One of the men at the steering wheel is Geoffrey Moncada, who is somewhat of an international man of mystery.

It seems that Moncada will move from being the head of the scouting area to a de-facto sporting director role, while CEO Giorgio Furlani will have a good chunk of overlap with Maldini's old role as chief negotiator and the man with the final say.

Moncada's name is one that is very much respected in the footballing world, to the extent that our interview with Milan's minority shareholder Riccardo Silva he labelled him one of the club's 'best kept secrets' as well as being among the 'top scouts in the world'. But who exactly is he?