There are many questions surrounding AC Milan, but most of them link back to two topics. Firstly, about the future of Stefano Pioli and following that, who will be his successor?
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There have been continued links to Italian coaches Antonio Conte, Thiago Motta, and Raffaele Palladino, to name a few. However, today, there have been claims that Milan are not solely interested in Italian coaches.
Independent journalist Ronald Morgan has reported that the Rossoneri have been in talks with the Austrian coach, Oliver Glasner, for ‘a while’, and he would be very keen to take the team.
The Austrian had a 19-year-long playing career, never leaving his native country throughout, though, when it came to management, after managerial jobs at two of his former clubs, SV Ried and LASK (where he earned qualification to Europe twice), he moved to Germany and took a job at VfL Wolfsburg.
In his first season, he led the club to a seventh-place finish, earning Europa League football. Following this, in his second season, he took the club to the Champions League through a fourth-placed finish.
He will be most known for his time with Eintracht Frankfurt, though. During his first season, the club were in the process of a massive overhaul, yet he still won the Europa League, beating West Ham United and Barcelona in the process.
In his last season at the club, he took the side to the Round of 16 in the Champions League after finishing second in a group with Sporting Lisbon, Marseille and Tottenham Hotspur. He also lead them to the DFB Pokal final.
The most important detail is this – he is currently a free agent, which means should Milan decide to part with Pioli before the end of the season, he would be able to take over immediately, with no need to pay any compensation.
