AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani insists his relationship with president Silvio Berlusconi remains strong amid reports the pair are divided over the future direction of the club.
Several media outlets in Italy have suggested the Rossoneri directors cannot agree whether or not to retain head coach Massimiliano Allegri, with Galliani supporting the Tuscan tactician while Berlusconi looks for a replacement.
Allegri secured the Serie A title in his first season in charge but followed up last year's second-placed finish with an inconsistent campaign that saw the Rossoneri only book third place on the final day.
While Galliani would not comment on suggestions his long-term collaborator is lining up former Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf to take the reins at San Siro, he stressed their professional partnership is not at risk.
"My personal and professional relationship with Silvio Berlusconi dates back 33 years," he told acmilan.com.
"The mutual affection and respect has never been cracked by the normal disagreements that happen in every personal or professional relationship, neither in the past nor today, contrary to what I read."
Wednesday saw leading Rossoneri supporters group Curva Sud Milano question the potential appointment of Seedorf, with a lengthy statement accusing the former Holland midfielder of having "no experience".
The group also recognised Allegri as the "driving force" behind the large-scale rebuilding project required at the club after several high-profile players were sold last summer.
A statement on curvasudmilano.it read: "The careful management of coach Allegri, who we recognise as the driving force behind the project, allowed us to climb from second-bottom to third place with only one high-profile addition - Mario Balotelli in January.
"Today we find ourselves at the beginning of a project which could soon be dismantled because of the president's choices.
"We understand that he who has made investments can decide to change coaches for personal reasons, but you must start a new project with a recognised coach and not someone like Seedorf who has no experience ahead of an engagement as difficult as the Champions League qualifying rounds."
Changes to Champions League rules agreed on Thursday could see Europe's top nations having up to five teams in UEFA's top club competition.
From 2015, the Europa League winners as well as the European champions will qualify automatically for the following season's elite competition.
But they will no longer take a place from the Premier League if they finish outside of the top four - as happened controversially with Tottenham last season when Chelsea won the Champions League but finished sixth.
The principle was agreed by UEFA's executive committee today and will be formally announced at the European governing body's Congress in London on Friday.
Five clubs will be a maximum however. In the unlikely event of two clubs from the same country winning the Champions League and Europa League and both finishing outside of the domestic qualifying places, then those would still qualify for the Champions League but the side finishing fourth would miss out.
The move is designed to make the Europa League more attractive and to persuade clubs to take the competition more seriously.
The change to allow a maximum of five clubs also answers concerns from the European Clubs' Association who felt that the chances of the Europa League winners taking a place from the domestic league was unacceptably high.
Under the changes the Europa League winner will usually qualify directly for the group phase of the Champions League although under some circumstances they may have to go into the final qualifying round.
The managing director of one ECA club told Press Association Sport: "This is what we wanted - it is unfair for clubs who think they have qualified through their league to be denied because another club has won the Champions League or Europa League."
The Shots were placed in administration at the start of this month, just five days after being relegated from the Football League, while 13 players have since been made redundant.
But administrators Quantuma Restructuring have offered a bright outlook on the club's hopes of playing in the Blue Square Bet Premier next season.
"Over the past week, the administrators of Aldershot Town FC have made positive strides to securing the future of the club. Discussions continue with genuine potential buyers and we hope to issue a further update on this shortly," read a statement.
"Let us reiterate that our ambition remains to find a buyer, and we are now working beyond the initial deadline of June 8 in order to get the club out of the difficult and upsetting situation it finds itself in. We remain optimistic that Aldershot Town FC will be playing Conference League football next season."
The statement continued: "We would like to encourage fans to purchase season tickets for the 2013/2014 season.
"During the administration, the monies received will be held in a separate trust account and will only be paid out to the club on a match-by-match basis through the season. In the event the club were to be unable to fulfil all of its fixtures next season the balance would be refunded to fans.
"We ask fans to remain patient during this time and we will endeavour to update fans with a further statement shortly."
The Hampshire outfit were founded as Aldershot Town as recently as 1992 after Aldershot Football Club, which had been in existence since 1926, went out of business.
After successive non-league promotions Town returned to the Football League in 2008 but their five-year stay came to an end last term as they finished bottom of the League Two table, with administration bringing back dark memories of their past.
