New AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca met with skepticism and doubts over the club’s transfer campaign
FILE -Then-Lille's head coach Paulo Fonseca watches during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Friday, April 5, 2024. New AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca was met with skepticism and doubts upon his arrival at the Rossoneri on Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthieu Mirville, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matthieu Mirville]
MILAN (AP) — New AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca has been met with skepticism and doubts about the club’s direction upon his arrival. Fans are upset that Bologna revelation Joshua Zirkzee has apparently chosen Manchester United over Milan and that the seven-time European champion still doesn’t have a replacement for the departed Olivier Giroud at center forward. Milan has not made a single signing during the opening days of the transfer window despite finishing 19 points behind Serie A champion Inter Milan last season. Fonseca says, “we all know that we need a center forward. We’re working together to bring in the right striker with the right attributes.”
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FILE - Lille's head coach Paulo Fonseca gestures during the Europa Conference League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Lille and Sturm Graz, at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Fonseca was hired as AC Milan’s coach on Thursday, June 13, 2024, and charged with forming a more competitive challenge to city rival and Serie A champion Inter Milan. (AP Photo/Matthieu Mirville, File)
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