AC Milan are still evaluating the best possible head coach, sporting director and technical director combination, but Oliver Glasner’s name is high on their list.
La Gazzetta dello Sport write that several names are in flux in the race to be part of Milan’s new management, rising or falling in the feasibility index depending on the day. This is also because there are many variables that influence the outcome.
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The financial proposal, any existing contracts, project approval and most importantly the potential approval of Ralf Rangnick, the hottest candidate for the technical director job. In other words, the person who should suggest the name of the coach.
It’s best if the coach is someone who marries his vision. This is why, despite some natural fluctuations, Oliver Glasner remains fairly high on the list of possible candidates (but keep an eye on Bayer Leverkusen).
Tuesday meeting
The manager who led Crystal Palace to three trophies, securing the Conference League title last Wednesday, is free to move elsewhere and is preparing to enter into discussions with Milan. Contacts and conversations have already taken place, but now that the season is over, decisions are needed.
This is a requirement not only for the club, which cannot plan without a head coach, but obviously also for the manager himself. The latest news points to a new meeting between the Austrian and the Rossoneri (namely Zlatan Ibrahimovic) next week.
The specifics will be discussed: plans, programs, incoming and outgoing transfers, and of course the personal financial side of things. So this will be a weekend of study for him: analysing the squad, identifying the areas of the pitch where he needs to intervene and the fate of the numerous players returning from loans.
He and his staff intend to arrive prepared for the meeting, with very clear ideas, so much so that they’ll draft a report that will be delivered to Milan. A professional way to approach a job interview. Glasner (but this applies to any candidate) knows how much the squad needs an overhaul.