AC Milan are keeping Paulo Fonseca under evaluation after a poor start to the season in the league, and they may just have a get-out option.
According to Tuttosport (via MilanNews) this morning, the Verona game could have been an important turning point for Milan’s season and Fonseca’s future, but – as has often happened in recent months – the team won when under pressure.
This will postpone any judgment until further notice. Now the Rossoneri have the obligation to start the chase for at least fourth place, in order to achieve the minimum objective for this season, with Roma coming to San Siro on Sunday.
The final evaluation of Fonseca’s work will be made based around finishing in the Champions League places. A sacking would only become a feasible idea only when things were to get further complicated during the season and that objective were to vanish.
Tuttosport confirm the news reported first by Relevo, who stated that Milan can terminate the agreement with the Portuguese coach early. By paying a certain amount – variable from season to season and already pre-established – they will be able to end the relationship with Fonseca.
The former Lille coach earns €2.5m net per year, and it means Milan would have the possibility of changing coach without having one on the payroll. A dismissal during the season, on the other hand, would require a possible agreement between the two parties to immediately end the deal.
They need to do it before January so someone can come in to decide how to fix the squad in the January transfer window.
For me our midfield remains our main weakness, and we lack leadership in there.
Agreed, but it’s already December 23, so this seems completely unlikely to happen. What will most likely happen is that we won’t sign anybody in January Fonseca will hobble on until exactly February 2, when we play Inter in the derby. We’ll lose that derby 4-0 or 5-0 and then he’ll get fired, too late for the January window and too late for this season.
Pretty sure I read this yesterday on here.
Slow day, a
I have no idea why they hired this guy at all he failed everywhere before milan and going from winning 2 seasons ago to comming second last season to now 7th isn’t so promising
Maybe cardinal should just sell milan and Maldini should come back. This change with ibra and the new coach just isn’t looking so good