AC Milan are moving forward with their plans to hire Paulo Fonseca as the replacement for Stefano Pioli and some more information about his potential contract has emerged.
According to SportMediaset, Fonseca will be the next Milan coach and he will sign an initial two-year contract that also has an option for a third year. The Portuguese coach will be guaranteed the same salary as Stefano Pioli, i.e. €4.5m net per season.
In short, a choice in line with the past in every way, starting from the salary, but not only that. Milan have gone for another coach capable of working with young players, who is used to working collegially and is not too outspoken or demanding.
In the end the first indications that emerged weeks ago about the profile the Rossoneri were looking for have come true, while they were also looking for a foreign coach because the Italian options never entered the frame.
Geoffrey Moncada, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Giorgio Furlani believe the former Roma boss has an attacking style and the desire to compete with what the club will be able to make available to him. There will be no crazy requests but total flexibility, so he ticks all the boxes.
The first task he faces is to win over the fans who – as per the report – seem underwhelmed, perhaps remembering his struggles at Roma. This is unless the club takes a steps backwards like they did with Julen Lopetegui, perhaps following a harsh stance from the Curva.