QSVS: The three head coaches Ibrahimovic has in mind for Milan’s future

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to have a say in the future of the head coach at AC Milan and he already has three names in mind for when the time comes to move on from Stefano Pioli.

During a statement yesterday it was confirmed that Ibrahimovic has taken on a new role as an advisor at Milan, and numerous sources are claiming that he will have a say in the management and the area of transfers.

According to what is being reported by QSVS (via PianetaMilan), there are three head coaches the Swede likes to potentially replace Pioli, with whom he has a good relationship but the crises in results in injuries cannot be ignored.

In position number three we find Raffaele Palladino, currently the coach of Monza. The two met in their careers in 2004 , when Ibrahimovic arrived in Italy for the first time to wear the shirt of Fabio Capello’s Juventus.

Palladino, however, left the Primavera of Juve to go on loan to Salernitana but it is undeniable that Monza have played excellent football since being promoted to Serie A and that he follows the kind of mould RedBird like.

In position number two on the list is Antonio Conte, with only Milan and Roma in the running for the Salento coach. Napoli have other plans (Francesco Farioli) for 2024, as do Juventus (Massimiliano Allegri will be kept). The Ibra and Conte pairing could lead Milan to take an important mental step in terms of leadership and winning mentality.

QSVS add that Ibrahimovic’s favourite coach for the future of Milan is Thiago Motta who is doing excellent things at Bologna but could take the step to a bigger club from June. Ibra played with him in France at PSG for four seasons (2012-2016), so there is a friendship and respect between the two.

Zlatan greatly appreciates Motta’s football and he could be the most suitable person to take the Rossoneri forward, even in spite of his past at Inter.