After a bitter end to the adventure on the PSG side, a discreet departure for Qatar and a year marked by a trial in which he was acquitted, will Christophe Galtier return to European football? the big door? According to information from the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello Sport, the French technician (57 years old) is part of a list of four contenders for the position of coach of AC Milan, which should be left vacant by Stefano Pioli at the end of the season.
The disappointment of the Milanese board linked to the results, both domestic - the
Rossoneri
, who face Inter this Monday evening (8:45 p.m.), are 2nd in Serie A… 14 points behind the
Nerrazzuri
- and European - eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Europa League by Roma - would therefore be right for Pioli. To replace him, Galtier is part of an expanded list of four names: the Frenchman, Marcelo Gallardo (Al-Ittihad), Paulo Fonseca (Lille) and Julen Lopetegui (without club). The last two are, according to Gazzetta, the favorites for the position.
Still, Christophe Galtier should meet Milan leaders next week, according to L'Équipe. Galtier has a good reputation in Italy, a country with which he has been linked in the past in his coaching career and where he played one season as a player (at Monza, in 1997-1998). After his departure from PSG, Naples had thought of him in particular and Marseille has always been a credible avenue for the native of the Marseille city.
Unfortunately, he will not be able to demonstrate an exceptional sporting record in Qatar, in a year that is necessarily delicate for him from a personal point of view where his Al-Duhail team, reigning champion, finished the season in 5th place in the ranking. With a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats in 19 matches managed in total, Galtier has the worst record in terms of points per match for a coach at Al-Duhail since 2010 and the club's first season in Qatari D1.