Arrigo Sacchi has once again expressed his opinion regarding Paulo Fonseca, claiming that he is not the profile that he would have gone for if he were in charge at AC Milan.
It is now no longer a secret that Fonseca is very much in the frame to succeed Stefano Pioli and become the new Milan manager, with the Portuguese coach free to do so given his contract with Lille is about to expire.
Fabrizio Romano posted on his X account that Fonseca is expected to sign a two-year deal with the Rossoneri, and his salary will be €2.5m net per season. Additionally, Milan will have the option of another year on his contract, and this would come with a pay increase.
Sacchi has previously expressed discontent at the idea of Fonseca arriving to take over from Pioli and now he has done so again during an interview with Libero (via PianetaMilan).
“I’ve lost sight of Fonseca a bit in recent years, so I prefer not to go into specifics because I don’t know him that well. Let’s hope that at Milan he turns out to be a strategist, even if he seems more like a tactician. He certainly isn’t a name that I would have thought of,” he began.
“Who is? De Zerbi. A boy who has always done well wherever he has been. He would have been the ideal coach for Milan. Roberto is one of the best coaches around: I have known him for many years.
“I’ll tell you one thing: I respected him so much that five years ago I helped him go to Sassuolo, mentioning him to Carnevali.”