Massimiliano Allegri has issued a cryptic response to speculation that he’s set to take over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United boss, report agencies.
The Red Devils have won just two of their opening eight matches in the Premier League and Allegri has emerged as a serious frontrunner for the hot seat at Old Trafford, with calls for Solskjaer’s dismissal growing ever louder.
Allegri has been out of a job since stepping down at Juventus in the summer and, while the 52-year-old had planned to have a 12-month sabbatical, he’s reportedly held ‘concrete’ discussions with United and is ‘very close’ to becoming manager. The Italian has made no secret of his ambitions to work in the Premier League and has been learning English for some time in the event that such an opportunity presented itself.
Polish outlet Przegląd Sportowy managed to chat with Allegri at AEFCA’s 2019 Symposium in Warsaw this week and asked him about the recent links to United.
Allegri refused to rule out taking the job and joked: ‘I speak English too poorly for now, but I am learning.’ Though United’s talks with Allegri are understood to have advanced rapidly over the last fortnight, the club are sticking by Solskjaer for the time being. However, United take on league leaders Liverpool this weekend and a comprehensive defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals at Old Trafford will heap yet more pressure on the Norwegian.
