Motta set for crucial meeting with Bologna as Milan and Juventus links swirl

While celebrating their first ever Champions League berth, there continues to be an absence of news regarding the future of Bologna’s head coach Thiago Motta.

As TMW recall, Motta’s contract expires at the end of the season and so far the coach has not communicated his intentions regarding his future to the club’s top management. In the meantime, Milan and Juventus are watching on, attracted by the idea of entrusting their project to him.

The long-awaited meeting from which Motta’s fate will emerge will be held this week. Those attending include obviously the head coach but also each member of the management including Joey Saputo, the CEO Fenucci, the technical director Giovanni Sartori and the sporting director Marco Di Vaio.

During this face-to-face, the former midfielder will clarify his intentions. It is likely that Saputo will make one last attempt to convince him to stay, the owner of Bologna who hopes to keep hold of Motta.

Juventus will play in the Coppa Italia final against Atalanta tomorrow and must in turn resolve their reservations about the potential sacking of Massimiliano Allegri, but have long identified Motta as the right name to take over from him.

As for Milan, their own process to find Stefano Pioli’s heir is ongoing but it must be said that Motta ticks a lot of boxes on paper.