AC Milan are closing in on hiring Oliver Glasner as their new head coach, the man who is owner Gerry Cardinale’s pick.
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Multiple different outlets reported that Glasner met on Tuesday with the RedBird Capital No.1 Cardinale, who is overseeing a complete restructuring of Milan’s management after the collapse to end last season.
La Gazzetta dello Sport claimed that the first face-to-face discussions with the Austrian coach had been a positive one. Glasner left Crystal Palace after winning the Conference League but didn’t have a break, instead showing up for the meeting well-prepared with ideas.
Now, journalist Sacha Tavolieri has published the following: “Gerry Cardinale has imposed his choice over Zlatan Ibrahimović’s and has definitively ended the pursuit of Arne Slot.
“Oliver Glasner now the frontrunner to become AC Milan’s new head coach. The deal is expected to be finalised shortly.”
It must be noted that the same journalist claimed on Saturday that Slot was the leading candidate to take over from Massimiliano Allegri, having just been sacked by Liverpool.
However, it has since come out that the Dutchman was being endorsed by Ibrahimovic, who appears to have now taken a back seat in the process.