Paolo Condò (reporter) asks: “How much freedom would a coach like Amorim really have at AC Milan?”

In his column for today’s edition of Corriere della Sera, Paolo Condò reflected on the possibility of Ruben Amorim taking charge of AC Milan.

“Eighteen months ago, when Manchester United paid compensation to Sporting CP to prise him away mid-season, Ruben Amorim was one of the most sought-after coaches in European football. It was widely assumed that one of the continent’s elite clubs would appoint him at the end of that campaign. Few expected United - a club in turmoil since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 - to move ahead of everyone else, driven by the influence of new shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of Ineos.”

“Amorim,” Condò continued, “is an excellent coach, but his 3-4-2-1 system (and its variations) is a suit that requires the right players to fit perfectly. He does not adapt it to the squad at his disposal, as many coaches do; instead, he identifies the players needed to make it work, as managers do.”

Condò then raised a key question regarding a potential move to the San Siro: “How much room for manoeuvre would a coach who thinks that way be given at Milan?”

He also touched on the ongoing search for new executives at the club: “Cardinale must ensure that Amorim’s arrival, should it happen, has a clear and transparent genesis,” he concluded, “rather than the murky one that surrounded Paulo Fonseca, who was treated like a passing figure from day one. If Milan could become united again, it would already be a better Milan.”