Milan bench, there are no more doubts: “He is the chosen one”

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The statements leave no doubt regarding the next Milan bench. Now everything seems really decided

The Milan he played the last match of this championship against Salernitana. But it was also the last match of Giroud, of Kjaer and above all of Stefano Pioli. The official announcement of the separation with the Rossoneri arrived on Friday: after five years, its cycle ends. And who will come in his place? After many names and rumors, it seems that the choice has been made.

“I wouldn’t talk about names or candidates, it’s an evening to celebrate Stefano Pioli“, he said Giorgio Furlani before kick-off Milan-Salernitana to DAZN’s microphones regarding the possibility of seeing Paulo Fonseca on the Diavolo bench after Pioli’s farewell. In short, no official confirmation, but the Portuguese is really close to picking up Pioli’s legacy for next season. Further confirmation came from Gianluca Di Marzio to the microphones of Sky Sports before the match.

Here’s the choice

The news is now in the air and all we can expect is the official announcements. Apparently, however, it will still take some time to define the details and finally arrive at the signatures. Fonsecaafter his experience on the bench of Rome, and after doing very well for two years at Lille, he is ready to return to Serie A for another occasion, the most important of his career. But fans are wondering: why did the choice fall on him among so many options available?

Here is the complete speech by Di Marzio which also explains the reasons behind the choice to entrust this important legacy to the Portuguese: “More than the favorite Fonseca he is the chosen one. A decision that Milan has pondered in recent weeks without being influenced by the popular uprising, which was however less strong than before Lopetegui. The meetings with Fonseca, the data received, the young people launched Lille they made an impact. And what’s more, I liked him as a coach and as a person. He was named best coach of Ligue 1 for two consecutive years by the players. Furthermore he knows the Italian championship, he has experienced the pressure of the square Rome which gave it advantages and the fact that it is in line with the company philosophy. Then, he won’t be able to please everyone but he will have to be good at overcoming the distrust of some of the public“.