Soccer: Galliani says Milan sale 'not certain' - update 2

(ANSA) - Milan, April 28 - Joint AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani said Tuesday that it was not certain that Silvio Berlusconi will sell the seven-time European champions. Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol is expected to have a meeting with Berlusconi on Wednesday over his bid to buy a majority stake. "I can guarantee that the thing that motivates Silvio Berlusconi is the good of Milan," Galliani told a shareholders' meeting. "If there were a sale, something which is anything but certain, it would be for the good of Milan". Taechaubol met Berlusconi earlier this year, but his family holding company Fininvest denied media reports that the ex-premier had agreed to sell a controlling stake in the club to him.
    Another consortium formed by Chinese investors has also reportedly been in talks to take over Milan.
    There have been recurrent rumours that Berlusconi is aiming to sell part or all of Milan, which the mogul bought in 1986 before bankrolling a triumphant spell that saw them take their Serie A title tally to 18 and their European Cup/Champions League haul to seven.
    Success has been rarer of late and the Rossoneri have incurred the owner's displeasure with their recent performances, leading to speculation about coach Pippo Inzaghi's job.