With Stefano Pioli’s future at AC Milan uncertain, the club’s administration has begun to consider possible candidates for the upcoming campaign. A report suggests that a new manager may come from outside the country.
The loss against Roma exposed Pioli’s tactical shortcomings in pivotal moments, and it left a very bad impression on Gerry Cardinale at San Siro. The manager’s future is still very much up in the air, and it’s feasible that they will say goodbye at the end of the season.
Calciomercato.com reports that Julen Lopetegui’s candidacy has been validated on multiple fronts, as Milan values his approach to the game and his capacity to mentor young players. But he’s not the only one under observation—the Rossoneri are also keeping a watch on other foreign contenders.
In fact, there are some telling hints in the interest in Lopetegui and the impending arrival of Jovan Kirovski, the former sporting director of the LA Galaxy, to assist with the second team. Milan is definitely in favor of hiring a foreign professional to raise the bar in terms of quality.
Although there are other domestic choices, it seems that Juventus is the front-runner to sign Thiago Motta. Therefore, the paper finds, the probable Pioli replacement is going to be more “exotic.”