Fonseca is Milan’s ‘final choice’ – what is missing before he signs

AC Milan have chosen Paulo Fonseca as the new coach ahead of next season but there are still some details that need to be ironed out before a deal can be struck.

As reported by Calciomercato.com, the Rossoneri are very keen to make the former AS Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk coach their man next season with Stefano Pioli currently preparing for his final game of the job.

The first job for Milan is to communicate the decision to move away from Pioli to the fans, which is expected to happen before the match against Salernitana on Saturday.

The agreement on severance pay needs to be reached with Pioli before a deal can be signed with Fonseca, but the Lille coach has given the green light to a proposal from Milan.

He has been offered a three-year contract on €3m per season. The chances of getting Fonseca have been boosted by Marseille withdrawing from the race as they were tired of waiting for a commitment from Fonseca.

There is now a very clear path to Fonseca becoming the new Milan coach but Pioli has to be dealt with first before concrete steps are made to bring the Portuguese coach to the club.