Berlusconi passed away last year having seen Monza promoted to Serie A under his ownership.
At the Festival della Serie A in Parma, journalist Carlo Pellegatti revealed: “In 2022, Berlusconi went to the Scudetto celebrations and was greeted by the chant ‘there is only one President.’ So he turned to President Paolo Scaroni during the celebration and asked to speak with Elliott chief Paul Singer.
“He wanted to buy 25 per cent of Milan, but only if it meant he could be President and Galliani the CEO.”
It was a story that Galliani would later confirm.
“It’s all true. There was this celebration, the fans were singing only one President. He managed to speak with Singer in the end, but nothing came of it,” he said.
“A week later, Monza secured promotion to Serie A. It was something only Silvio Berlusconi could achieve, taking Monza to Serie A after 110 years of history. Monza hadn’t even seen Serie B for 20 years, when he bought Monza in 2018 he said we’re going to Serie A.”