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The season ends this weekend in Serie A, and the summer transfer window is fast approaching (July 1). The coaches will be, as usual, highly coveted, especially the Italian technicians. Indeed, this summer, the game of musical chairs risks settling in among the big names in the transalpine championship. If Inter Milan, which won its 20th Scudetto, should keep Simone Inzaghi on its bench, just like the two Rome clubs with Igor Tudor (Lazio) and Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), among the others, movement is expected. Starting with Juventus Turin.
The Old Lady dismissed Massimiliano Allegri with immediate effect, but seems to have already found his successor. As we exclusively revealed to you, the Bianconeri have offered a three-year contract to Thiago Motta, the current coach of Bologna. The Italian technician has not yet made a decision for his future, even if his president is pushing for him to stay with the Emilians. Bologna is therefore looking for a coach in case the former PSG player packs up, and seems to have set his sights on Roberto De Zerbi, free of any contract after his departure from Brighton, assures La Repubblica. The Italian coach is highly appreciated by the president of Rossoblù, Joey Saputo. However, nothing seems to have been done regarding De Zerbi, which sows doubt about his future. The other target considered by the leaders of Bologna leads to Vincenzo Italiano, who will leave Fiorentina after three years spent at the Florence club.
What about Stefano Pioli and Gian Piero Gasperini?
La Viola follows this trend of change, and must also find a successor to Vincenzo Italiano, who had already agreed with his managers with the club at the end of the season. He can also end on a good note, with the Conference League final against Olympiakos. Alberto Aquilani, coach of Pisa in Serie B, and Raffaele Palladino, coach of Monza, but whose contract ends this summer, are the two files studied. The first is favored by the owner of Fiorentina, Rocco Commisso, who has wanted it for a long time, recalls La Repubblica. Another club involved in the coaches’ waltz, AC Milan. The Rossoneri, runners-up to Inter this season, are multiplying their options to succeed Stefano Pioli, whose departure is not official but highly anticipated. To replace him, sports advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic first checked the name of Mark van Bommel as we revealed to you a few weeks ago, but the priority is Paulo Fonseca, the current coach of LOSC. The Portuguese, former coach of AS Roma, is reaching the end of his contract and has still not made a decision on his future, as we announced to you.
Pushed towards the exit, Stefano Pioli is nevertheless still popular in Serie A, since Naples is interested in installing him on the bench. La Repubblica even indicates that an agreement exists between the two parties, around a two-year contract, plus an optional year. On the other hand, the Partenopei still hope to convince Gian Piero Gasperini, the technician from Atalanta Bergamo. A meeting is planned between the 66-year-old coach and his leaders after the Europa League final, but a departure seems unlikely, again according to the transalpine media. The coaches’ waltz also concerns Torino, ninth in Serie A, whose ambitions are European next season. To achieve this objective, Toro will part ways with Ivan Juric, considered the spiritual son of Gasperini, at the end of his contract this summer, and whose relations with its leaders are tense. Nice and Rennes are on the lookout to get him back, as exclusively announced. The names of Paolo Vanoli, close to returning to the elite with Venice, and Gennaro Gattuso are mentioned to replace him, even if the first city seems to hold the rope. With all these changes, the Italian benches will experience a big upheaval this summer.
