Montella Admits Juventus Job is Tempting

AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has surprisingly claimed that he could be in charge of Juventus one day. The 42-year-old was appointed as the coach of Milan only in the summer.

Even though the campaign has been mixed with bouts of excellent form followed by poor spells, there is a general consensus that Montella has been the best manager for Milan in the last few years. The club have gone to several managers in the last decade.

AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella has surprisingly claimed that he could be in charge of Juventus one day. The 42-year-old was appointed as the coach of Milan only in the summer.

Montella Admits Juventus Job is Tempting

Massimiliano Allegri is the last AC Milan manager to have won the league title, while most of the current generation managers try to match the achievements of Carlo Ancelotti, who won league and the Champions League with the club during the early part of the 21st century. Montella is as getting the team close as they have been in a while, with fans getting more excited and heading back to the San Siro in their thousands – with growing demand for tickets reported by this website.

Surprisingly, though, Montella has claimed that he would consider the possibility of joining Juventus in the future. Milan would be taking on Juventus in the next league match hoping to shake up the Italian Serie A title race.

However, Juventus manager Allegri has been linked with the job at Arsenal in the summer, should Arsene Wenger leave the club. Even though Allegri has so far dismissed the rumours, there has never been smoke without fire.

Montella has a contract with Milan until the summer of 2018, but he is expected to be given a new deal by the club’s new owners. “A professional doesn’t rule out anything at the start of their career, so why not? When I was 17 there was talk of interest from Juventus, I was young and promising. Then I got injured and the interest was never firmed up. Maybe coaching Lazio would be more complicated given that in Rome I have a house in the other part of the city!” said Montella, who is widely known for his time at Roma when he was a player.

CHINESE INVESTORS WANT EMERY

Chinese Investors are reportedly keen on acquiring the head coach of Sevilla Unai Emery for AC Milan. The tactician led the Spanish side to a third straight Europa League triumph against English side, Liverpool last week.

As the Chinese Consortium complete their take-over of the Italian giants, they want Emery due to his impressive record in Europe.

The major problem would that the club president, Silvio Berlusconi wants current coach Cristian Brocchi to continue as he is yet to prove his credentials since taking over from Sinisa Mihajlovic.

The future of interim boss Cristian Brocchi remains in question, with the former Privamera boss having failed to steer Milan into the European spots in Serie A before losing the Coppa Italia final 1-0 to Juventus on Saturday. The latest StanJames betting odds make him te favourite to be in the post come August 2016.

Mihajlovic was sacked in April this year but the former Rossoneri head coach’s deal will conclude on June 30, freeing him to move to another club. The club reached an agreement with him to terminate his contract at the end of next month. The former defender was appointed as head coach on a two-year deal last June but was sacked in April after failing to sustain a challenge for the Champions League places.

Mihajlovic is reported to have met with Milan CEO Adriano Galliani in Rome last week to negotiate the finer details of his contract termination, and the club announced on Monday that a deal had been struck to end his deal a year early.

The club in a statement released read:
“AC Milan will terminate Sinisa Mihajlovic’s contract with the club from 30/06/2016. Everybody involved at AC Milan wishes him the best for his future.”

Mihajlovic is tipped to take over at Torino, with Giampiero Ventura rumoured to be the favourite to succeed Antonio Conte as Italy head coach.

Mihajlovic feeling the pressure

AC Milan recently suffered a 0-2 defeat after playing against Sassuolo and this loss has brought forward a string of big consequences to the Serbian manager Sinisa Mihajlovic who is being rumored on being sacked.

Eusebio Di Francesco and Marcello Lippi are some of the managers that are being linked with the coaching position of AC Milan as they can turn into replacements for Mihajlovic but the 47 year old manager has stepped up and shut down those sacking rumors which have been emerging recently.

“I have a contract with Milan and I think we are laying the foundations for a successful future for Milan. I’m sorry that it’s taken just one defeat to raise all these rumors about my future yet again. I’m here with a clear conscience and I will carry on with my head held high. I’m sorry, and I say it again, that just one defeat has revived these rumors, but there are two things in this world that I have always had and they are balls and my word, and I have still got both of them.” AC Milan’s Sinisa Mihajlovic stated.

Sinisa Mihajlovic talked during a conference and he said that it’s not in his plans to leave AC Milan anytime soon, as he just wants to focus on his next game and continue their charge for a European spot that will allow the Italian team to compete in either the Champions League or the Europa League for the upcoming season.

The odds of him being the manager of AC Milan in September 2016 are as short as one of the favourites in the Derby at StanJames, at odds as low as 5/8.

Since the arrival of Sinisa Mihajlovic to AC Milan, he has helped solved some of the weakness that the Italian club has been displaying in the past few season and if rumors are indeed true and the head officials of AC Milan are indeed thinking about Mihajlovic it will be a huge blow for them as the players of the team will have to start from zero.

AC Milan would have to go through another rebuilding system which is just going to slow down the reconstruction process that Mihajlovic has already initiated and a new manager isn’t the solution.

NOCERINO STAYS AS SUB

Antonio Nocerino’s stay with Ac.Milan was characterized by the Italian midfielder having to spend more time on the sidelines of the squad than on the actual playing grounds which is one of the main reasons on why he was offloaded to West Ham United on January, as he was transferred to the Premier League club on a loan deal which will last until the end of the current season.

The Ac.Milan player has often expressed his desire of remaining with West Ham United but it is unknown if Clarence Seedorf is willing to offload Nocerino despite not being given the chance to work and play alongside the Italian performer.

At his 28 years of age, Nocerino still has a few more seasons left in him and a few seasons ago he showcased to the world what he is capable of doing with consistent performances alongside Kevin-Prince Boateng as they became standout performers for Ac.Milan before both of them left the club.

The breakthrough performances from attracted the attention of the Bundesliga and eventually Boateng was sold to Schalke 04 and Nocerino was sent on a loan deal to West Ham United where he is currently performing.

Nocerino wants to extend his stay with the Premier League club but West Ham remains undecided if they want to renew and turn the Ac.Milan loanee into a permanent player of the club.

The career of Nocerino has seen him switching from Juventus to a number of different lower league division clubs such as Avellino, Messina, Placenza, Crotone and Catanzaro but it seems as if he has struggled trying to find a place where he can play on a permanent and consistent basis instead of just being loaned out.

Nocerino has also played and represented Italy on a few occasions and he will be hoping to be taken into consideration for the upcoming World Cup.

SEEDORF REVIVAL

The much anticipated revival at AC Milan after the arrival of Clarence Seedorf has not materialised as the club lost their 10th league match of the season after a 1-0 defeat against Udinese during the weekend.

Seedorf rested a number of key players for this match in the hope of keeping them fresh for the midweek Champions League encounter against Atletico Madrid. The likes of Kaka and Mario Balotelli were not available from the start. The move hurt the club immensely after they looked devoid of quality when compared with the Udinese team.

Milan were coming on the back of the 2-0 defeat against Juventus, but this latest defeat has pushed them to the 10th place in the table. Any hope of qualifying at least for the Europa league places has vanished, as Milan look on course to being without any form of European football for the first time in more than a decade. Antonio Di Natale scored the only goal of the game in this defeat. After the match, Seedorf said that there is a bitter taste at the club, but they need to quickly refocus and think about the upcoming match against Atletico Madrid.

Milan trial the Spanish outfit by a 1-0 aggregate score after Diego Costa scored in the final few minutes of the first leg.

“Analyse the stats and you notice that it was a balanced match, with lots of chances on both sides. In terms of individuals, [Mario] Balotelli, [Valter] Birsa and [Cristian] Zapata got some playing time. The result leaves a bitter taste. We need to start again. We have to think about Atletico Madrid. This match doesn’t cancel out all the good things that we did beforehand. If anything we need to continue growing. The international matches had an impact, but I’m not looking for excuses,” said Seedorf.

NIANG GETS SENTENCED

The 19 years old French forward of AC Milan, M’Baye Niang has been sentenced to a suspended 18 month jail sentence after hitting several cars and crashing into a tree with his Ferrari. Some of the players that were involved with the incident filed civil complaints as they were slightly injured because of what the young player caused.

Niang is out on loan at Montpellier as Ac.Milan wants the Frenchman to acquire experience somewhere out of the club. He became the youngest goal-scorer of Ac.Milan when he blasted the ball into the net against Reggina which was back in December of 2012 when Ac.Milan was playing in the Coppa Italia. Ac.Milan later agreed a contract extension with Niang that will be seeing the former Caen player remaining with the Italian club until 2017.

Despite making his name into the history books of Ac.Milan, Niang has not enjoyed the best of times in Serie A as he has been featured in over 25 league matches but still has not managed on scoring a single goal.

Following the news involving the car crash that Niang went through in France, he is now believed to not be a player of interest of Liverpool. The Premier League club was interested in signing the 19 years old player from Ac.Milan during the January transfer window and they were prepared on launching a bid for the French forward but Brendan Rodgers will now be looking for another target in the summer.

Niang attracted the attention of a number of European clubs when he was performing for Caen back in 2010 and it was Ac.Milan the team that managed on arriving first and signed him up.

AC DOING EVERYTHING

Massimiliano Allegri and the transfer guru Adriano Galliani will do whatever is possible in this transfer window to try and help Ac.Milam enjoy a better half of the season contrary to the initial stages of the season.

Keisuke Honda was signed even before the January transfer window was opened and other players are in the list of Ac.Milan as they can use just about any help they can get to not only finish in the higher spots of the Serie A but also in their Champions League campaign as Ac.Milan has to face off against Atletico Madrid in February.

Just as there are players on the radar of Ac.Milan, some of their own players of their squad are linked with possible moves away from the Italian club. Alessandro Matri is a wanted man by Lazio who are trying to get a new addition to the squad that can help out Miroslav Klose.

The German forward Miroslav Klose has only scored 4 goals so far in this season for Lazio which is why they are searching on the transfer market for someone that can boost up their attacking department.

Cristian Zapata has sparked the interest of Manchester United as the Colombian striker was brought in as a replacement for the Brazilian Thiago Silva and despite not having the same technical abilities of Silva; he has been one of the standout player of Ac.Milan in this season.

The 27 years old defender said however that he wants to remain playing in the Serie A with Ac.Milan.

“I am just thinking about Milan. I have a contract until 2016 and I want to stay here.”

Christian Zaccardo is believed to be close on making a move to the Premier League with West Bromwich Albion being his possible destination. Zaccardo wants to make his way to a club where he can get more playing time now with the World Cup only 5 months away from beginning, it may be his best option.

Not Easy to be the coach of AC Milan

Carlo Ancelottil, the former coach of AC Milan, told that being a chief coach at AC Milan is not that easy job. Ancelottil, who is now coaching Real Madrid, spent 8 years as in charge the Milan club before leaving for English giant Chelsea in the year 2009.

While speaking to a leading radio, Ancelottil told that Galliani is the most important person at Milan. The former coach added that is not just a director, but he is also a fan, a person who grew up with these colors and has always done his best for the club. Also, there is the directorial side, as Galliani has experience no one else in the world can boast. He could not tell about what the future holds, but his hypothetical absence would be a huge loss.

Speaking to the radio, Ancelottil also expressed his sympathy for the present under-fire Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri. He told that being a coach of AC Milan is not easy at all as results are not just the only thing that counts. One also has to adopt the philosophy dictated by President Silvio Berlusconi. The manager has to atempt to pursue those objectives as well. Mentality counts for a lot within the Rossoneri camp, even more so than results.

Speaking about AC Milan, we must also state that Milan are reportedly looking for Arsenal contract rebel Bacary Sagna as he is set to be out of his contract this summer.

MILAN BEAT CELTIC

AC Milan managed to beat Celtic 2-0 in the opening Champions League group match at the San Siro. They are in one of the toughest groups this season, as the likes of Barcelona and Ajax form the other teams.

Hence, it was extremely imperative that Milan took the maximum points from the match against Celtic. After struggling in the opening 45 minutes, Milan managed to win the match 2-0. Despite this victory, they sit second in the table because of Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Ajax. Even though they have started the campaign with a defeat, Celtic should not be ruled out as a threat according to manager Massimiliano Allegri.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon was extremely disappointed after the match because he saw his team conceded two goals in the last 10 minutes. He said that Celtic should have come out with at least a draw from a match. Given the performance they put in at the San Siro, nobody should ruled out of qualification yet according to Allegri. Celtic have had great results against top European teams in the past at Celtic Park. They even defeated Barcelona in the group stages a few years ago, and Allegri says that a repeat of that could happen because Celtic are good team.

“Celtic are a very good team. I believe they still have chances of qualifying out of the group, but everything is still open, so we will see. We had luck a couple of times in the game, but it was a positive performance and an important victory for us. My side improved in the second part of the game and they will improve further. There are some players who haven’t played before, but this team has to be admired – they all defend together,” said Allegri after the match against Celtic.

KAKA RETURNS

AC Milan recently brought in their former star Kaka on a free transfer from Real Madrid after having sold him only four years ago for € 63 million.

Kaka was allowed to leave AC Milan back in 2009 due to the severe financial problems faced by the club. Since the departure from the San Siro, Kaka has not been the same player.

AC Milan recently brought in their former star Kaka on a free transfer from Real Madrid after having sold him only four years ago for € 63 million.

Kaka was allowed to leave AC Milan back in 2009 due to the severe financial problems faced by the club. Since the departure from the San Siro, Kaka has not been the same player.

He has struggled to live up to the expectations at Real Madrid, while he has been consistently overshadowed by another star Cristiano Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu. Several injury problems during the last four years have also not helped him either, though if you’d have bet at william hill on him making a San Siro return you wouldn’t have got very good odds!

He revealed in the last few days that he was about to exit Real Madrid in search of regular first-team football because he wanted to play for Brazil at the World Cup. He rejected the possibility of returning to Brazil.

The 31-year-old has now taken a huge pay cut in order to join AC Milan, who recently sold Kevin Prince Boetang to Schalke. One of their main rivals for the title – Inter Milan, though, appear to be happy with the signing. According to Inter president Massimo Moratti, Milan have done extremely well to bring back Kaka to the San Siro.

“The decision to bring back Kaka is an excellent move by Milan. As for sticking to tradition, it’s for them to decide [whether Kaka is still of added value], so I’ll pass no judgement on that. But I’m glad we’ll see Kaka playing in Italy again,” said Moratti on the official website of Inter Milan.

Kaká played for Milan between 2003 and 2009. During this period, he made193 league appearances for Milan and scored 70 goals. He also won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award during his time at Milan. The Champions league and the Serie A title was the major honours he won.