AC Milan's head coach Massimiliano Allegri says Andrea Pirlo’s future to be decided after season
The AC Milan's head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, has revealed that Andrea Pirlo’s future will be decided at the end of the season. The deep-lying midfielder has been a loyal servant to the team since 2001 and is reckoned to be one of the best midfielders and a set-piece specialist.
The playmaker has a few months left on his contract at the Rossoneri and has been in the spotlight for the upcoming summer transfer window. Moreover, Pirlo is being tracked by fellow Serie A outfits, such as Juventus FC and AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 FC, are also keen to lure the playmaker to Stamford Bridge.
Recently, the tactician Allegri was asked to clarify the ambiguity rising about Pirlo’s future and he replied, “This is not the time to be talking about such things. The club will sit down with the player at the end of the season and decide what to do.”
AC Milan would be keen to keep Pirlo intact at the outfit, but recently the asking wages of the playmaker have led the outfit to wait and think over the contract extension.
Milan are the Serie A leaders and have an eight point lead ahead of their bitter city-rivals, Inter Milan. The men in red and black jerseys have virtually won the title this season as a single point from the upcoming three games left in the Italian top flight, would make it impossible for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 to take over the lead even if they win their remaining games in the season.
The Rossoneri owner, Silvio Berlusconi, is very pleased by his team’s output this season and has been very vocal about his appreciation. Milan played Bologna at home past weekend and secured maximum points, beating the visitors 1-0. The midfielder Mathieu Flamini scored the winning goal for the Casciavit. Berlusconi, who was present on this occasion, talked to his team after the game and appreciated their efforts for winning the Italian top flight after seven years.
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