Flat refusal, a day early. Evidently Carlo Ancelotti he couldn't wait any longer and said no to Milan, this time definitively. His response to the Rossoneri offer was expected for today, a rather advantageous three-year deal with which, according to the plans of Via Aldo Rossi, he should have relaunched the sad team of recent years. But last night Ancelotti caught everyone off guard by declining the offer with a statement on Twitter: “Thank you to Milan for their interest. It's hard to say no to a club that I love so much. I need to rest. I wish you the best."
Berlusconi and Galliani had to take note of these 140 characters, with no possibility of appeal. And now? We move on, there's no doubt about this, but we need to hurry. The championship finished with a tenth place to be archived as soon as possible, which is why the choice of the new coach (no chance for Inzaghi despite the existing contract) is an absolute priority. Mihajlovic, Montella and Donadoni, the fight for the Rossoneri bench seems to have come down to this trio, despite Emery, courted by Napoli, is taking a somewhat suspicious pause for reflection.
There would also be the couple Lippi-Brocchi, with the world champion coach in the role of technical supervisor and the dream Antonio Conte but the options, albeit for different reasons, border on impracticability. Favorite? Difficult to say too much: the projections give Mihajlovic a slight advantage but, at the moment, no candidate has yet taken off. The Milan bench remains vacant and, to tell the truth, it's not the only one.
Naples and Sampdoria are officially on the hunt and Fiorentina could soon follow them too. The plot involves Mihajlovic, Montella, Emery, Donadoni and Sarri: just move a piece and the dominoes will click automatically. After saying goodbye to Benitez (his official presentation at Real Madrid is scheduled for today), the Azzurri turned to Emery but given the Spaniard's hesitations they could dive back into Mihajlovic, the favorite until recently, without forgetting Prandelli and Spalletti, coaches from name and released.
La Sampdoria meanwhile she is very close to Zenga, for what would be a sensational return; were to jump, Ferrero could bet on Donadoni or Sarri, less fuzzy but definitely good. Montella's future is more nebulous, linked to Fiorentina by a contract (complete with a 5 million release clause) but still undecided on what to do: the relationship with the square seemed to have cracked, then came the applause of the Franchi to chase away some clouds . We'll see, but not for long. The coaching market is decided now, to then kick off the actual transfer campaigns.
