“AC Milan would like to affectionately thank Stefano Pioli, and all his staff, for having led the first team for these five years, obtaining a Scudetto which will remain unforgettable and for having brought Milan back into the most important European competitions”. It was an open secret, it’s now official, Stefano Pioli is no longer the coach of AC Milan. From now on, the Lombard club does not want to waste time and wants to quickly turn the page on Pioli.
In recent weeks, a clear trend has emerged for the future Milan coach. If Zlatan Ibrahimovic campaigned for Mark Van Bommel as we revealed to you, it is indeed Paulo Fonseca who is favored by the Milanese board. Like OM, the iconic Italian club had made the 50-year-old Portuguese technician a priority and made him its first choice. From then on, discussions will be able to begin and the terms of the operation are already in progress.
AC Milan offer two-year contract + one-year option to Fonseca
According to our information, the current LOSC coach, who also has an extension offer from the northern club and other concrete approaches from Olympique de Marseille and Al Saad in Qatar, will be offered a two-season contract (+ one optional). The second in Serie A does not want to waste time and hopes to complete the operation as quickly as possible.
Impressed by Paulo Fonseca’s dominating style of play and LOSC’s statistical record in recent seasons with a squad that was not among the most important in Ligue 1, AC Milan wants at all costs to recruit the former coach of the Rome. For his part, the main interested party does not intend to rush and has indicated that he intends to evaluate all the proposals before deciding. But one thing is certain, the concrete approach of the Italian club clearly does not leave it indifferent…
