The one against Salernitana will be Stefano Pioli’s last bench for the Rossoneri. In short, after 5 years the adventure of the Emilian coach will come to an end, having reached its highest point two seasons ago with the victory of the Scudetto. In the next few hours, Milan will communicate to Pioli the decision not to continue together and this will officially open phase two with the choice of the new coach. The truth is that the company does not yet have a defined agreement. The one who, at the moment, seems ahead of the others is Paulo Fonseca with whom there have been positive contacts. The Portuguese coach has already given a general approval to Milan despite the pressure from Marseille. After being in the mix for a few days, Conceiçao is no longer on the Rossoneri list. However, he also pays attention to other options. De Zerbi, for example, resolved his relationship with Brighton and thus got back into the game for another important bench. This does not mean that he has become a target but it is certainly a new opportunity. It is clear that everything will also depend on Milan’s beliefs. And so perhaps we will have to wait a little longer before having a definitive picture of the situation. Meanwhile, the management’s work continues on the central striker front. Milan always remains vigilant on Zirkzee, who has a release clause of just over 40 million but for whom the competition is very high (in Italy first and foremost Juventus, then abroad obviously Bayern Munich and Arsenal).
The other hot name is represented by Sesko. The Leipzig striker has reached 14 goals and 2 assists in the league. This increased the value of his clause, which went from 50 million euros to 65. Anyone who wants to exercise it will have to activate it by the end of June. This certainly makes the operation more complicated.
Napoli is also ready to start the maneuvers for the new season with determination. Manna will also be made official shortly but it is clear that the first step will be the coach. Given the difficulties in reaching Conte, president De Laurentiis is trying to obtain the yes of Gasperini, who must decide whether or not to continue his splendid 8-year work at the helm of Atalanta. On Wednesday there will also be the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen and his thoughts now are all for this appointment with history. Then it will be time for decisions. Pioli’s candidacy also resists, while Italiano’s is more secluded. On the attacking front, Napoli, in addition to the center forward who will replace Osimhen, is also working on players who could provide different tactical solutions. One of these is Mason Greenwood, owned by Manchester United, on loan last season at Getafe. His market value is high and Juventus has also shown interest in him.