Serie A 2016-17: What must AC Milan do to become great again?

3) Trimming the squad

Does Luiz Adriano have a place in the squad?

Part of this process was initiated even before the Chinese were mentioned in the papers. The outgoing management has done a mighty good job of trimming the squad by relieving players of limited value to the squad.

Jeremy Menez, Philippe Mexes, Alex, Christian Abbiati, Mario Balotelli, Kevin-Prince Boateng, and Alessandro Matri were among the many departures. While Galliani has shown these players out of the club, he has the task of further shaving the squad size and depth.

Andrea Poli, Cristian Zapata and Luiz Adriano stick out as sore thumbs in the current squad. In the absence of European football, the squad seems unmistakably large. Selling players who are merely warming the bench will aid in reducing the wage-bill.

Those funds could be directed towards rewarding some of the top performers with improved contracts, further cementing the core of the squad.