Sky Sports Italia's resident renowned transfer journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, reported on Thursday that AC Milan's Portuguese head coach Sérgio Conceição might be "sacked" without warning this summer due to a power dispute in the management.

According to Di Marzio's report, several officials in AC Milan's management have been arguing over management rights for several months and have divided into different factions. This factional dispute mainly revolves around those who are pro-owner RedBird Capital Partners investor Gerry Cardinale, those who are pro-former legendary captain Paolo Maldini, and some people who choose a neutral position.

Many officials in the pro-Maldini faction believe that the incompetence of Cardinale and the unclear position of former Sweden legendary international striker Zlatan Ibrahimović in the management have caused the club to become confused in leadership and decision-making power, which in turn affects the team's poor performances.

Officials from the pro-Gerry Cardinale faction believe that because the team has not been able to abandon the old ideas of the Maldini faction, the American investor has not established his authority in the club.

Neutral officials have chosen not to take sides because they have no opinions, but hope that all disputes can end as soon as possible.

As the dispute has become more and more intense, even its official fan organization has begun to form factions, hence I Rossoneri has basically faced a situation of having completely inconsistent ideas on and off the pitch.

Di Marzio quoted a report made earlier by Spanish media outlet Relevo's resident renowned Italian transfer journalist Matteo Moretto, and added that it was because of this power dispute that AC Milan fell into the problem of having their new Sporting Director candidate being vacant for so long since Maldini stepped down this season.

This problem has indirectly led to one of the main reasons for the club's possible changes after reaching a contract extension agreement with its undisputed first choice goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

Currently, due to the influence of this power dispute, AC Milan has decided to give up triggering the buyout clause of Chelsea loanee João Félix after the end of this season.

At the same time, for this reason, despite leading the club into the Coppa Italia final, head coach Sérgio Conceição might still be suddenly "sacked" without warning this summer.

In any case, Di Marzio expressed the hope that all these power disputes at AC Milan can end as soon as possible, because in the long run, it will not only be detrimental to the players, head coach, coaching staff and staff at the club, but also have a very serious impact on the fans, as well as the Italian and European football as a whole.

This season, AC Milan's performances in all competitions has been very inconsistent. Although it successfully won the Supercoppa Italiana and reached the Coppa Italia, I Rossoneri can only finish the Serie A mid-table and might not qualify for the European competitions next season.