Carlo Ancelotti’s future at San Siro is in huge doubt following
the team’s disappointing exit from the Champions League earlier in
the week.
Marcello Lippi has been heavily linked with replacing Ancelotti,
but according to the Corriere dello Sport, he is only prepared to
take over if the five following players are signed by the club:
Mauro Camoranesi, Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Ricardo Quaresma
(Porto), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), Fabio Cannavaro (Real
Madrid).
This could pose some problems for a number of reasons. The first is
political. Camoranesi and Iaquinta would be difficult to acquire,
given the fact that they are playing for rivals Juventus.
The second factor is economic. As Milan only reached the last 16 of
the Champions League, and are struggling to reach next season’s
competition, it is impossible to begin negotiating summer transfers
until they know if they are going to finish in the top four of
Serie A.
Failure to do so would certainly rule out the signing of any of
these players, with the exception of Zambrotta who it is rumoured
has already give his word to a summer transfer.
