New signings Luka Modric and Mexican striker Santiago Gimenez will not be part of AC Milan's preseason tour across the Asia-Pacific region.

Massimiliano Allegri vowed Monday to rekindle AC Milan's former glory as he returned as manager to the faltering Italian giants for a second spell. "The goal for this season is to return to the Champions League as a club like AC Milan has to play in Europe,

So now that the 39-year-old former Ballon d’Or winner has joined the Rossoneri after 13 seasons at Real Madrid, he won’t stand for the mediocrity that Milan displayed last season for an eighth-placed finish in Serie A that excluded the squad from Europe this coming season.