AC Milan have moved quickly to appoint a new head coach after Massimiliano Allegri was sacked on Monday following a run of poor results that ended with a loss to Cagliari. The club is now pursuing Mauricio Pochettino, who met with Milan representatives recently. Milan met him last week ahead of the United States national team’s World Cup camp in Georgia, and his contract signed in 2024 is set to expire after the summer World Cup. Pochettino has been identified as a potential successor, while Andoni Iraola remains a leading candidate despite speculation he may have declined. Milan’s search aims to match ownership ambitions to rebuild the club and create a compelling football project. Pochettino has also indicated openness to staying with the USMNT if both parties are satisfied, and Milan would offer players including Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah.
"Milan are conducting a thorough search with a view to realising the ownership's ambition to revive the club and make them not only a force again but one of the most compelling football projects in the world."
"According to The Athletic, Milan met with Pochettino last week ahead of the United States national team's World Cup camp in Georgia. The deal that he signed in 2024 expires after this summer's World Cup on home soil, which makes him available soon."
"The former Spurs and PSG boss has been earmarked as a potential successor to Allegri. In his report, James Horncastle adds that Andoni Iraola remains 'a leading candidate' despite recent speculation he has turned the job down."
""We are open. We don't have a contract for the future but why not if we are happy and the federation is happy?" At Milan he would find the USMNT star and arguably best player Christian Pulisic, as well as Yunus Musah who will return from loan at Atalanta, although Pochettino did leave him out of the World Cup squad."
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