Stefano Pioli’s future continues to be at the forefront of speculation when it comes to AC Milan, and a report has outlined the four factors that are at play.
Calciomercato.com report that, compared to a few months ago, Pioli now certainly has a higher chance of keeping his job, but a definitive decision will be made only at the end of the season.
Once the curtain has come down on 2023-24, everyone in the management – CEO Giorgio Furlani, Senior Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic, technical director Geoffrey Moncada and sporting director Antonio D’Ottavio – will analyse the situation with owner Gerry Cardinale.
After the draw against Salernitana just before Christmas, there was a genuine chance that Pioli could have been sacked but the management asked the dressing room and learned that he still has their backing.
Since that moment the team have improved its trend of results in the league, obtaining second place after overturning the seven-point deficit to Juventus. If second spot is maintained, it will certainly be a factor in favour of the Emilian coach.
There are at least three others that will influence the final choice: the first is the journey in the Europa League to erase the stain of elimination in the Champions League group stages.
The second is that a concrete solution to the repeated injury problems must be found, and the final one is how the picture looks in terms of who could come in and replace him.
Milan have explored some profiles and have been monitoring others for some time, but only with the certainty of being able to improve the team with a new top coach will the change on the bench be sanctioned.
