AC Milan chief Paolo Maldini says he's enjoyed his return to the club.

Maldini and Leonardo were hired last year as the club underwent a change of ownership.

He said, “Director of sporting strategy and development at Milan is a job title that covers so many different areas.

“Leonardo has taken his role of executive to another level. He is more than a sporting director now and he asked me to accompany him on this adventure.

“The definition of our roles isn't important. What matters is that we oversee the sporting department and do a good job.

“It is, for me, a beautiful challenge being here again, it fills me with emotions and great memories, my sporting life has always been linked to this club, to the city, so in a way, it's as if I've come full circle.

“It seemed a natural thing for me to do, even if it took so many years for me to return.

“We're working towards the future. It might take a while, but we're planning on building a new stadium, maybe one that we will share with Inter, maybe not.

“It will be top-level arena and it's something we will need a long-term project for."