The most likely replacement for Stefano Pioli at AC Milan in the event of a sacking is Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui, a report claims.
As claimed by Corriere dello Sport (via Milan News), Lopetegui is in the shadows and waiting for the job at Milan to become available.
Pioli is entering what could be a fatal five days as Milan coach with the Europa League quarter-final second leg against AS Roma, and then the Derby della Madonnina where a win for Inter would result in the league title being clinched in their favour.
If Milan get knocked out of the Europa League at the Stadio Olimpico and then standby as Inter beat them to win the Serie A title, it is hard to envisage a road back for Pioli.
The report claims that Geoffrey Moncada has met with Lopetegui twice already, with a two-year contract in the offing if Milan choose to move on from Pioli before the end of his contract.
Lopetegui has coached Real Madrid, Sevilla, Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Spanish national team in recent years and would represent a safe pair of hands if an available coach is needed quickly.
Pioli could only have two games to secure a longer future with the club.
Should we look at Ernesto Valverde as his eventual replacement?
That would be a terrible downgrade
This is the most milan thing ever . Trying to chase a scudetto with an irrelevant manager that has 0 to no tactics what so ever with little expiernce and no quality signings
who would be your first choice? and let’s be real, Alonso is staying then moving to Madrid. Klopp is not coming. who else? Keep in mind, most of these elite coaches earn as mas as Leao. We have great history but let’s be real, our finances dont allow Elite coach salary. As with everything, it has to be a good with potential to be Elite.
Hansi Flick & Oliver Glasner, would be good options and should also be possible for Milan to sign
Yeah because Motta is a relevant manager who can win everything because twitter/reddit said so lmao
Motta reminds me of Arteta a lot. Except Arteta went from assist coach to head coach of a trop team and was unproven. Motta has that same elite pedigree while playing and has done a lot with a team that wasn’t expected to do much besides stay in the league.
You act like little experience out weighs good behaviors. I’d rather have little experience and good behaviors than a lot of experience and poor behaviors. I’d put Pioli in that second group.
That’s always how I’ve conducted my personal hiring practices at every level. Always seems to provide good results.
Boulden is right. Pioli needs to be given a lifetime contract and then we won’t have to discuss this again.
Little experience he coached RM and Spain. Regardless of results he’s got experience, not sure what point you’re trying to make with that categorically false statement…
I have an idea for Moncada….. Get Xabi Alonso !
I think Alonso would want to stick to his project with Bayer Leverkusen for a while.
If they manage not to sell many important players during the summer, they might do well in the UCL next season and he might want to see that till the end.
That’s the advice I would give him actually. Stay at Bayer L
Can we afford him? With Liverpool,real and Bayern chasing him clubs with greater financial might
Just fantasising…😌
Lopetegui?? lol okay…
No way….maybe after 3 or 4 months we will change coach again..
Get Ruben Amorim
Milan hierarchy are terrible in understanding italian football. It’s simple. Ef you want balance then Morrata or Sarri. If you want possession and attacking football then klopp
are you comparing Motta who is managing for 2 years to Klopp?
Are you insane
guys please. Klopp is an Elite coach earning Elite money.
we are
1. Not elite club (currently, our history says otherwise ) but be honest, in today’s world we are a good club, not elite
2. NOT paying elite coach money.
Stop with the klopp/guardiola suggestions. be honst with yourself
Motta**
We should keep Pioli, milan scudetto coach. No one is better than milan scudetto coach Pioli, maybe Ancelotti or Allegri who have been winning scudetto with Milan.
Alberto Gilardino better than him
Everyone here knows best… Such a wealth of knowledge on these threads. LOL!!!!!
O Milan precisa de um coach como Thiago Motta ou Zerbi. Para implementar um futebol de transição rápida.