GdS: New signings and familiar formation – how Milan could look under Fonseca | OneFootball

AC Milan are expected to announce Paulo Fonseca as their new head coach, and La Gazzetta dello Sport have theorised how the team might look under him.

The paper report that Milan and Fonseca have ‘chosen each other’ and in a few days everything could become official. There is no total agreement yet, there are no signatures, but the path is clear. Fonseca has always been in Milan’s mind and is appreciated for his style, on and off the pitch.

La Gazzetta have also taken a look at how the team could line up under him, starting with Mike Maignan in goal and with Pierre Kalulu, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez in the back four as remaining members of the current squad.

Tiago Santos of Lille or Emerson Royal of Spurs are down as options at right-back, implying an upgrade on Davide Calabria is being sought for that position. Both have been linked, and we broke the story regarding the former.

Tijjani Reijnders is expected to remain in the double pivot in what is a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Monaco’s Youssouf Fofana next to him. He is another target that has been linked, with Fonseca liking to pair a deeper-lying playmaker with a more defensive battler.

Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leao will all keep their place in the attacking trident behind the centre-forward as per the graphic, which the striker will be one of Joshua Zirkzee, Serhou Guirassy or Benjamin Sesko.