Julen Lopetegui fades, unless there are new twists, and at home Milan the casting for the coach starts again. The last few hours have brought a sudden halt in the negotiations with the Spanish coach, dictated above all by the possibility of a real protest from the fans. Except for yet another about-turn on the former Sevilla and Real Madrid, the Rossoneri management is once again leafing through the daisy chain with the names of Pioli’s potential successors.
There are three favorites. He’ll take care of making the starting grid La Gazzetta dello Sport. He is in pole position now Paulo Fonseca, who may be freed from Lille at the end of the season and has been considered a valid alternative to Lopetegui from the start. Prices are rising Roberto De Zerbi, the name that tickles the Rossoneri fans most of all but is also the most complicated to reach for economic reasons: the contract with Brighton in fact includes a termination clause of 15 million euros. Finally there is Mark Van Bommelwho won a championship at Milan as Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s teammate, today leads Antwerp and remains a credible candidate.
The “other” three. To date, the names under consideration of Cardinale and his management, with whom there have already been at least exploratory contacts, are a total of six. To the three favorites mentioned above, three more would be added, let’s call them underdog. Two work in the Middle East: it’s about Christophe Galtieralready compared in the past to DevilAnd Marcelo Gallardo. Nor has the candidacy of waned Domenico Tedescocurrent coach of Belgium.