Journalist who conducted Maldini interview claims he was under ‘pressure not to air it’

The journalist that did the interview with Paolo Maldini that was published yesterday has revealed that he was under pressure not to air it.

The former defender, captain and technical director took part in a long interview with Radio Serie A in which he discussed the future of his career, what Inter are doing right and what the Rossoneri means to him.

It is the first time for months that Maldini has spoken in any official capacity and as a result it caused a stir, not least for the journalist Alessandro Alciato who carried out this interview.

Alciato posted a story on Instagram in which he says, with a picture of Maldini being interviewed: “Your freedom of thought always makes the difference. I didn’t like the pressure not to air it. For nothing.”

It is not clear exactly what he is referring to when he speaks of being under pressure not to roll the interview out, but it is possible that Milan were not entirely happy with their former employee speaking out.

That being said, there wasn’t much that was particularly inflammatory in his comments regarding his Milan exit, with the most interesting passage being why Inter appear to be so strong in comparison.