GdS: Why Lopetegui is now the big favourite to become Milan’s next head coach | OneFootball

A favourite has emerged in AC Milan’s search to find their new head coach ahead of the 2024-25 season, according to a report this morning.

According to what is being claimed by La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) this morning, it is Julen Lopetegui who is the big favourite to take over from Stefano Pioli in the summer.

In recent weeks, the Spanish coach – currently without a club – has had talks with Gerry Cardinale and the Milan management, and they really liked what they heard from him.

Frequent talks

Milan are looking for an international coach, good at working with young players, who does not impose his point of view but shares the market choices.

Lopetegui has the perfect identikit of the coach they are looking for, the paper states, while there have been contacts for some time which have become increasingly frequent in recent days.

The Rossoneri therefore seem to have made their choice, even if for the moment there is still no definitive agreement or signature to speak of.

Top of the list

There is strong pressure on Lopetegui from West Ham who have put on the table an important and richer offer than that of Milan, but the Spaniard has given his priority to the Rossoneri .

Milan, for their part, have for now put him at the top of its preferences compared to other profiles such as Paulo Fonseca, Domenico Tedesco, Mark van Bommel, Christophe Galtier and Thiago Motta.

The next few weeks will be decisive in finding out who will be Pioli’s replacement on the Rossoneri bench, with Lopetegui who seems to have set the tone and overtaken all the candidates.