No agreement yet with the Austrian, the US coach is also being evaluated, who is waiting for the in or out: with the Rossoneri he has already spoken of a salary of 5 million per year. New contacts with Rangnick as director
At dinner with Oliver Glasner, who at the moment is a strong candidate for the Milan bench both with the arrival of Rangnick in the role of director of the technical area and without the arrival of the current Austria coach in via Aldo Rossi. That today or at the latest by the weekend he wants to get to the “in or out” with the Rossoneri club. Rangnick has indicated Jaissle, the Al Ahli coach, as an alternative to Glasner, who however earns 12 million net per season and does not seem willing to receive only a third of his current salary. This is why, despite the (unconfirmed) rumors arriving from abroad on Slot at Milanello, the real alternative for the Rossoneri bench is Mauricio Pochettino, with whose agents Cardinale and his consultants have already had contact.
glasner and the jump
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The Austrian said goodbye to Crystal Palace with a letter yesterday, after just over two years and three months. “It has been a privilege to work for this football club and I will carry this period with me for the rest of my life,” he said. In reality, Oliver has turned a new leaf because, despite bringing three trophies (including the last Conference League), the club did not follow him in terms of ambition. As certified by the illustrious departures, endured with less and less “enthusiasm”. Glasner, in the sights of Bayer Leverkusen and always appreciated in the Premier League by those looking for a coach, wants an ambitious project and for this reason wants to discuss with the AC Milan owners to understand the present and future ambitions. In short, last night’s dinner, with his agent writing down every proposal, was a first approach. No signature, but a commitment to meet again soon. After the conversation that will take place with Jaissle and perhaps after having settled once and for all the Rangnick affair, with whom Milan have also had contact in the last 72 hours. Hiring him would mean embracing a way of working that extends to the staff, youth sector (down to the last team of boys), scouts and match analysts. It would be a complete “package” with its pros and cons. And with the relationship between councilor Ibrahimovic and Rangnick to be evaluated.
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The alternative track, let’s say a no less probable plan B, leads to the man from Murphy, Argentina: Mauricio Pochettino. A citizen of the world. Playing career between Rosario, Barcelona, Paris, Bordeaux. Correct and incorrect formations as a coach with Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham, PSG, Chelsea. He now coaches the United States and has already spoken with Milan. There’s more: he has already reached an agreement in principle with Milan for a contract that can reach 5 million net per season. Not far from Allegri’s salary. Pochettino has an agreement with the United States signed two years ago which will expire at the end of the World Cup. He is free to make commitments for next season and his agent is working. Compared to the Rangnick world, therefore compared to Glasner or Jaissle, he would bring a different approach. Pochettino has no tactical dogmas on the pitch, he has principles of positional football, he doesn’t get particularly low but he doesn’t even attack up to the opponent’s midfield. Focus on balance, rather than intensity. Off the pitch, he can be diplomatic. He is a classic coach, he doesn’t like to manage all the processes like Rangnick and focuses on the team. The fact that he has managed complicated dressing rooms, from PSG to Chelsea, strengthens his CV. “Mauricio also had many offers two years ago but he chose us. He believes a lot in what we are doing for football in the United States and in this team”, commented JT Batson, CEO and general secretary of the American federation, in the days in which Milan’s interest was revealed. “I personally haven’t met Milan, but perhaps my representatives have,” added Pochettino who is also Ramon Planes’ man, another candidate to lead the technical area. If Milan choose Mauricio, he will experience the World Cup and then return home to Italy, 180 kilometers from Virle Piemonte, the town from which his family left to go to Argentina.
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