Milan look abroad for the coach to replace Stefano Pioli, with names including Mark van Bommel, Christophe Galtier, Paulo Fonseca, Julen Lopetegui and Marcelo Gallardo.

Never really being in the Scudetto race and going out of the Champions League, Coppa Italia and now Europa League proved the final straw.

Cardinale is reported to be looking abroad for the next coach, with several different names mentioned in the media.

Fonseca and Lopetegui favourites

Gazzetta dello Sport outline profiles of their main candidates, with current LOSC boss Fonseca and ex-Spain, Real Madrid and Wolves coach Lopetegui as favourites.

Other options include Al Ittihad coach Gallardo, who is most known for his work at River Plate and Nacional de Montevideo, and Al-Duhail boss Galtier.

Last year, Galtier was famously close to the Napoli job before the swerve towards Rudi Garcia.

Van Bommel for Ibrahimovic

Tuttosport have another foreign name, suggesting advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic has set his sights on van Bommel.

This would be a return to San Siro for the Dutchman, who played for Milan from January 2011 to the summer of 2012.

His coaching jobs have been at PSV Eindhoven, Wolfsburg and since 2002 at Belgian club Royal Antwerp, where he won the Jupiler Pro League title.

A cheaper alternative would be to promote Ignazio Abate from the Primavera youth team to the main job, especially after he took Milan to their first ever UEFA Youth League Final.

David agrees contract as Napoli look to beat Milan and Premier League clubs

ByApollo Heyes

 APR 20, 2024 10:03

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Jonathan David has agreed to join Napoli in the summer, allowing them to take a step forward in the race with Milan and interested Premier League clubs for the Lille striker.

The 24-year-old Canadian forward has just over a year left on his contract with the Ligue 1 side and is expected to be sold in the summer, keen for a new adventure after four years in France. Last week, his entourage met with the next Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna.

David has not only attracted the attention of Napoli as Milan are also keen to snap up the striker, needing to bolster their frontline in the summer as Olivier Giroud looks to head to the MLS. Other Rossoneri targets include Benjamin Sesko and Joshua Zirkzee.

David deal

As reported by Daniele Longo of Calciomercato.com, David has agreed to a five-year contract with Napoli worth around €3m net per season following their recent meeting, allowing the Partenopei to take a step forward in their chase of the striker.

An agreement still needs to be reached with Lille, who want around €45m, €10m higher than the Italian side’s current offer. Napoli are pushing to try and get the edge over Milan and the interested Premier League clubs.