Milan have given the first-team squad a day off today before preparations for Friday's friendly against Celtic begin in earnest, according to MilanNews.
This is the first real breather since Ruben Amorim's tenure got going. The players reported for the raduno on Monday and trained every day through the weekend, including a practice match against Milan Futuro on Sunday, so a day to reset is earned before the schedule tightens again. For a new coach installing a new system, these early weeks are where the ideas get drilled in, and Amorim will want the bodies fresh for it.
From tomorrow through Friday, the plan is daily morning sessions before the group flies out to Glasgow. The squad that faces Celtic is likely to have a young look to it. The 11 players who were away on World Cup duty will return later than the rest, which leaves gaps that several Futuro players are expected to fill. Anyone hoping for a first proper look at Amorim's strongest XI will have to wait, but the friendly does open the door for a few academy names to put themselves in front of the new manager.
The rest of the summer is unusually well-travelled. After Celtic, Milan cross the world for a derby against Inter in Perth, then meet Chelsea in Jakarta, before heading back to Europe to close the schedule against Manchester United in Poland.
July 25: Celtic-Milan, Glasgow August 5: Milan-Inter, Perth August 8: Chelsea-Milan, Jakarta August 15: Man Utd-Milan, Wroclaw
Four friendlies across three continents in three weeks is a commercial calendar as much as a footballing one, and the challenge for Amorim is to get his principles across while the jet lag and the late-returning internationals keep pulling his squad in different directions.