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First name requested by the coach in view of next year, work is underway to satisfy the demands of the new coach
After a thousand voices, possible second thoughts, more or less motivated criticisms, Paulo Fonseca is the new coach of Milan. The announcement came during today’s press conference in which Zlatan Ibrahimovic met the many journalists who had gathered in search of answers in relation to the latest AC Milan events.
Milan currently needs certainties after the many farewells: from Pioli, creator of the Rossoneri’s last scudetto more than others and symbol of Milan’s rebirth after years also characterized by numerous absences from European cups to Olivier Giroudthe symbol of the offensive department of recent years and author of goals that have now entered the club’s history.
Fonseca will have the burden of demonstrating, right from the start, that he is up to the task of managing the club after the great skepticism demonstrated by Milan fans who aspired to coaches with a different background.
To put his playing principles and his tactical idea into practice, Fonseca would have already required a first name in the Rossoneri management ahead of next season.
Milan, Fonseca wants Diogo Leite
According to what was reported by transfer market expert Luca Marchetti to SkySport24, the Portuguese coach would like a reinforcement for next year defender Diogo Leite.
Union Berlin, holder of the defender’s card, asks for at least 18 million euros to let the Portuguese leave, an important figure especially if we consider that two seasons ago the German club spent 7.5 million euros to obtain his performances.
The defender, class of 1999is characterized byphysical impressiveness (1.90 m tall) which allows him to be skilled in the air and makes early intervention one of his most important characteristics, also imposing himself in the offensive phase with excellent offensive insertions from set pieces.
Left-handed, represents the identikit of the defender requested by Fonseca: a quick defender who is also capable of setting the ball at his feet, a fundamental element in the bottom-up construction favored by the Portuguese coach.
Among the other names that the Rossoneri also like Jakub Kiwior, the former Spezia defender, now at Arsenal, never managed to really settle in in England and could leave the Gunners. The club, however, values the central defender at around 20-25 million eurosalso for this reason Milan have Leite as their main objective who could be snatched from Union for a lower fee than the Pole who will in any case receive attention in the coming weeks.
