Costacurta urges management to consider De Zerbi: 'A product of Milan'

Alessandro Costacurta has urged AC Milan to consider hiring Roberto De Zerbi as their next head coach, believing that he is a great fit for the project.

Brighton announced on Friday that they will part ways with De Zerbi at the end of the season after two years together, meaning that the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United yesterday was his last game in charge.

It didn’t take long for the Milan rumours to start – perhaps mostly because he has never hidden his attachment to the club – and SportMediaset stated that there have been contacts between the Rossoneri and De Zerbi’s entourage in the last few hours.

Costacurta spoke on Sky Calcio Club about what Milan are missing at the moment both in terms of the coach and within the squad. His comments were relayed by Radio Rossonera, including his pick to be Stefano Pioli’s successor.

“I would like a coach who gets involved… There are periods in which here, I speak from personal experience, there are we needed someone who had the character to shout and not just try to mediate and I believe that at this moment Milan needs a figure like that,” he said.

“I push for Roberto De Zerbi, who is a product of Milan, someone like Antonio Conte. I have nothing against Fonseca, in my opinion at this moment in the dressing room, seeing what is happening at Milan now after what happened with Pioli, we need someone who can raise the tension a little.