Why Milan will not succumb to fan pressure and approach Conte

The AC Milan hierarchy seem to have taken into account the strong protests regarding Julen Lopetegui, but they are not willing to bow to fan pressure when it comes to Antonio Conte.

That is according to Corriere della Sera (via PianetaMilan) who report that Milan are making an attempt to overtake Juventus in the race for Thiago Motta. The Bologna boss has a verbal agreement with the Bianconeri, but nothing has been signed.

There is also the name of Antonio Conte in the background, who continues to be linked with both Milan and Napoli. At the moment the latter are further ahead having made contact with him and pitched their ideas.

Conte is the obsession of Milan fans, as per the paper, some of whom do not even wish to contemplate any other name for the relaunch of the team after a disappointing season.

However, the former Juventus and Inter coach is not considered a priority by Giorgio Furlani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Geoffrey Moncada, certainly not due to his coaching abilities but the fact that he doesn’t tick many boxes in terms of the list of the requirements they have drawn up.

Names like Roberto De Zerbi of Brighton, Paulo Fonseca of Lille and Francesco Farioli of OGC Nice are being considered as alternatives to Lopetegui. While fan pressure might have stopped the Spaniard arriving, it will not result in Conte coming instead.