The Milan fans hoped for it, even if perhaps concrete possibilities were never really created: Milan did not push seriously for Antonio Conte, perhaps there were never any real talks, and in fact the former technical commissioner of the The Italian national team will be made official in a few days as the new coach of Napoli. The Rossoneri club, on the other hand, will focus on Paulo Fonseca, a choice that is making most of the Devil’s fans turn up their noses.
Not that a club, especially one with the history and pedigree of Milan, should allow itself to be influenced by external drafts, but the point of the question is not so much Fonseca or his value – because the Portuguese is all in all a good coach – but rather the reasons which led to the choice of former Roma, Shakthar Donetsk and Lille. Milan, and consequently its fans, have come from years of sacrifices, of failed negotiations to the tune of “I would but I can not“, and above all by two profitable balance sheets. A history that could and should have led to a strong choice, from the point of view of image, ambition and also economic, and instead yet another “conservative” option is arriving, with the handbrake on. And this cannot be accepted.
Zirkzee as Count?
All this even more so if, after that of the Salento coach, another profile capable of disappearing ignite and restore confidence in an environmentthe Rossoneri one, currently depressed and disheartened: a profile this time as a player, who goes by the name of Joshua Zirkzee. The Dutchman, driving Bologna to fifth place which earned them the historic and unforeseeable access to the Champions League, has been followed by the Rossoneri’s transfer market men for unsuspecting times, perhaps even more than by other clubs. The negotiation, however, seriously risks running aground due to the high commissions (there is even talk of a figure between 10 and 15 million euros) requested by Kia Joorabchian, Zirkzee’s agent.
Yet, Milan would also have the financial resources to support them, the fact is that this figure is light years away from the transfer policy of the club, which last year let Marcus Thuram – who later ended up at Inter – slip away for eight million asked by his agent, and that, with Elliott first and RedBird now, the maximum he has given to prosecutors in the form of commissions is 2.8 million for Charles De Ketelaere. The 40 million clause valid starting from 1 July 2024 is tempting for many teams who want to grab Zirkzee, and the feeling is that if the match were to actually be played on the field of commissions to be paid to the Anglo-Iranian super agent, the Rossoneri club , for Zirkzee, already appears defeated from the start.
