Sportitalia: Conte only Milan target to follow Pioli

In keeping with Sportitalia, the one coach who Milan are enthusiastic about to exchange Stefano Pioli subsequent season is Antonio Conte.

There had been ideas earlier than the Christmas break that Pioli was genuinely on the verge of dismissal following a sequence of poor outcomes, together with the Champions League exit.

He appears to have turned issues round in latest weeks, so is more likely to stay till the tip of the season, however the future stays huge open.

Sportitalia director Michele Criscitiello claims that the one actual possibility on the playing cards for Milan proprietor Gerry Cardinale is Conte.

This is able to be a outstanding return to the opposite facet of San Siro for the person who delivered the newest Scudetto for Milan’s arch-rivals Inter.

Conte is seen as the one viable various, as Roberto De Zerbi doesn’t appear prepared to depart Brighton and Hove Albion, whereas Thiago Motta could be an excessive amount of of a threat stepping up from Bologna to the Rossoneri.

As he at all times mentioned when leaving Juventus and once more Inter, Conte desires reinforcements, as he famously feedback they ‘can’t go to a four-star restaurant’ with out a big wad of money in your pocket.

Conte’s wage would even be far increased than the one accepted by Pioli.

Milan will not be the one membership in Serie A chasing Conte, as he was additionally approached by Napoli and refused to simply accept the position mid-season following Rudi Garcia’s dismissal, however is on their wish-list for the summer time.

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Il direttore @MCriscitiello, ha trattato il tema della panchina in bilico per Stefano #Pioli, Antonio #Conte il solo nome per il futuro. pic.twitter.com/FSa86WtxMU

— Sportitalia (@tvdellosport) January 3, 2024