AC Milan director of sport Massimiliano Mirabelli is enjoying his partnership with CEO Marco Fassone.

The pair enjoyed an impressive first summer market working together.

He said: “I met (Milan CEO) Fassone at Inter and we immediately got along well. We had long daily conversations on promising players and other issues. When he was sent away from Inter, he immediately said: I'll take you wherever I go. That proved to be the case.

“I think working with Fassone is a pleasure because he's not just a human, he's an extra-terrestrial.

“Chinese club owners have clear ideas. They always stick to their path and don't respond to any provocation or bum note in the media. They prefer to just get results.

“Their ambition is to take Milan back on top of the world within five years. We told them straight away that would not be easy, but we are Milan and have the duty to try."