AC Milan are reportedly finalizing the departure of head coach Stefano Pioli.
The news of Pioli’s impending sack comes after his side lost 2-1 in Monday night’s Milan derby, handing the title to eternal rivals Inter Milan.
Milan won the Scudetto two seasons ago under Pioli but failed to defend their crown last year when Napoli won the title.
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They were the closest team to rivalling Inter this year but yesterday’s win put the Nerazzuri a stunning 17 points clear.
The Rossoneri also failed to make it beyond the quarter-final stage of the Europa League, after a UEFA Champions League group stage exit.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Pioli’s fate has already been sealed.
He took to X to write:
“Stefano Pioli will be sacked by AC Milan board at the end of the season despite public statements after the Derby.”
Antonio Conte has been touted as a possible replacement, and he is believed to be open to the role.
A report has emerged in Germany claiming that Real Madrid are interested in signing Malick Thiaw from AC Milan this summer and are working on the deal.
According to the latest from Bild
, Real Madrid is ‘working intensively’ on signing German international Malick Thiaw from Milan. The former Schalke starlet is under contract with the Rossoneri until 2027, and he now has a market value of around €30m.
The central defender moved to Schalke in 2015, gradually working his way up to the senior team with whom he made his debut in 2020. After 61 competitive games and three goals, he moved to Milan in the summer of 2022 for €8.8m.
This season, the 22-year-old has only played 17 league games for Milan, mostly due to a long-term thigh injury. The report does not mention the stance of the management regarding a potential sale, but a recent report did name him as a candidate to depart if the right offer comes in.
In the last couple of games against Roma in the Europa League and Inter in the league Thiaw did not start, which perhaps shows that Stefano Pioli’s faith in him has diminished. That being said, Pioli is expected to be sacked so a new head coach might have a different opinion.
