Reported Milan target Motta reaches ‘agreement in principle’ with Juventus

AC Milan might well miss out on one of the names they had on their list of potential successors to Stefano Pioli as Thiago Motta reportedly has an agreement in principle with Juventus.

It could well end up being a historic season for Bologna given that they are in the top four and are thus in line for a Champions League spot at the moment, and Motta has rightly taken a fair bit of the credit for that.

Calciomercato.com reported that Motta’s exploits have been noticed around Europe but it is especially in Italy that the big teams are seriously thinking about him for next season. Milan and above all Juventus were in the front row, as per the source.

Now, the same source have published an update. They state that Juve must try to defend third place in the standings then in June there will be a revolution, starting with the head coach position.

It seems as though Max Allegri will depart once the season is done and sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli wants to open the new cycle with a coach who is impressing with his tactical ideas and development of young people like Motta.

There have been contacts between the parties, and Motta now has an ‘agreement in principle’ with the Bianconeri.