Zvonimir Boban is not convinced the players AC Milan have signed ahead of the new Serie A season have the quality to get the club back to the summit of Italian football.
Milan have been one of the busiest sides since the transfer window re-opened with six big-money transfers to strengthen Vincenzo Montella's side.
"Milan? They don't convince me very much," he is quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I believe that many good players have been purchased, but no excellent ones. And at San Siro you will have difficulty if you're just a good player. We'll see."
One star player Milan do have in their ranks, for now, is Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the teenage goalkeeper's future has been unclear during the close season.
However, a departure now appears unlikely following the promise of improved terms, with Donnarumma expected to pen a new deal in the coming days.
"I'm sorry for the lad, I don't want this mess to bother him," added Boban.
"Many times youngsters are too young to really understand things. Donnarumma has no such faults, but those around him do, they are not concerned about the right values to teach the boy.
"Now however, we hope that this incident does not affect his character and his career - because he has the potential to become one of the greatest."
