Yesterday, as soon as the rumor of Julen Lopetegui's probable arrival on the Milan bench instead of Stefano Pioli spread, the anger of the Rossoneri fans erupted. They do not want the Spanish coach: first, there was a harsh statement from the Curva Sud, then the hashtag 'Nopetegui' started trending on social media, and finally, a petition against the arrival of the Basque coach was also launched online.
The fans, as the new Milan coach, want Antonio Conte or at most Roberto De Zerbi, but for both, the difficulties are purely economic (the former Italian national team coach demands a high salary and an ambitious transfer market, while Brighton, to release the former Sassuolo coach, demands the payment of a 15 million euros clause).
But what will Gerry Cardinale and the Rossoneri executives do now? Will they stand firm and continue on their path, or will they succumb to the pressures of the public and increase the budget even for the transfer market?
Repubblica writes that "while it seems illogical to imagine the club allowing the coach to be imposed by the fans, it is equally obvious that it would be difficult not to take into account the situation and start a season with a coach, whoever it may be, who is ostracized by the public."
