Allegri’s ex-coach does U-turn on Milan idea: “What kind of club have they become?” | OneFootball

A lot has been said about Massimiliano Allegri’s chances of becoming the next AC Milan head coach in recent days, and his mentor Giovanni Galeone has made some more comments.

For quite a while, Allegri has been linked with the soon-to-be-vacant Milan job, even dating back to when rumours started to emerge about Stefano Pioli’s sacking last season. However, the club have opted for different options at both chances.

Now, with Sergio Conceicao seemingly on the way out, the speculation about Allegri has been turned on again, and it seems that the coach could be in line to return to the San Siro bench, with many reports pitting him as the favourite for the role.

But, in recent days, there have been some suggestions that things are not as they may seem with Giorgio Furlani instead preferring Cesc Fabregas as a candidate, and Galeone even stating that he has not been contacted about the job.

Today, the latter, his ex-mentor Galeone has spoken about the situation again, even taking a dig at the Rossoneri when speaking to Corriere della Sera, via Calciomercato.com.

“Today, there are illiterates who pretend to be university professors. And it’s the same in football. Go and explain it to those at AC Milan: they send away people like Maldini and Massara – among the best around – and put in Ibrahimovic.

“Great footballer, but for goodness’ sake. But what kind of manager is he? What society has the Rossoneri become? And of examples, there are a thousand.

“Roma? After months, they realised they needed Ranieri. Now they mustn’t get the next coach wrong. Allegri? He would do very well. And I wish him well. Even though I was angry with him.

“For a while, he called me and I didn’t feel like answering. He had become too lazy. He has to coach, he’s very good at it. Who knows, maybe I’m exaggerating. Maybe it’s not all down to him. The right call doesn’t come.

“If it had been Milan, I’d have run. But then we spoke and he told me he’s not going. That’s it: I’d see him at Roma just fine. You never know. I don’t understand football anymore.”