Niccolo Ceccarinimarket expert and director of TMW, he expressed himself thus in his editorial on Milan’s choices: With the arithmetic certainty of the Champions League, Milan can now think more concretely about the future. It is clear that the most important chapter concerns the coach. Pioli’s cycle is coming to an end and therefore for Furlani, Moncada and Ibrahimovic it will soon be time to make decisions. Lopetegui was the main candidate but then the reaction of the Rossoneri environment led the club to also make other evaluations. And so with the Spanish coach’s shares in sharp decline, the search continues to understand who will be the chosen one for after Pioli. It is clear that Conte remains an opportunity by virtue of the fact that after having been out of action for a year he is ready to return. Yes, but there is strong pressure from De Laurentiis, who has been trying to get a yes to his proposal for some time. Among the alternatives for the Italian bench is Pioli. Returning to the Milan bench, the prices of Paulo Fonseca, who will leave Lille at the end of the season, are on the rise. The Portuguese coach is a top-level solution and above all he has no contractual constraints. Remaining among the foreign tracks, the Van Bommel hypothesis, current coach of Antwerp, should not be underestimated. Returning to Italian coaches, a name that certainly deserves attention is that of De Zerbi. Here, however, the situation becomes extremely complicated given that his contract with Brighton expires in June 2026. Furthermore, there is also a release clause of around 15 million. Milan is making its assessments while waiting to take the definitive path.
Meanwhile, on the incoming market front, Zirkzee’s profile remains the one in pole position. And then we have to understand what the scenarios could be regarding Maignan and Theo Hernandez. The objective is to keep them both but if very high offers were to arrive, Milan could also reflect. Regardless of the coaching issue, there will also be several departures ahead of next season. Giroud will go to Los Angeles FC, Kjaer will find a new place because his contract is at the end. Mirante and Caldara are also out. The future of Adli and Jovic is still to be understood.
