Ex-Juve boss Allegri wants to wait until next summer for Prem move amid Man Utd links
MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI wants to wait until the end of the season before targeting the Premier League.
The Italian watched Tottenham’s humiliation against Bayern Munich this week and is waiting in the wings for the next big job in England.
But the ex-Juventus boss’ preference is to return to management next summer after a one-year break from the game, rather than getting a job mid-season.
Allegri, 52, who won five Serie A titles in a row before leaving Juve, would assess offers before deciding whether to stick to his plan of having a full campaign away from the dugout.
He has been taking English lessons and has made no secret of his ambitions to work in the Premier League after spending his whole career in Italy.
Mauricio Pochettino has questioned his own future at Spurs and admitted last season he would consider walking away if they won the Champions League.
Since falling short in the final against Liverpool, Pochettino has given mixed messages over his tenure.
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The Argentina coach is not taking as many training sessions at the club’s Bulls Cross HQ and distancing himself from Moussa Sissoko’s recent contract extension has raised eyebrows.
Allegri will also be a candidate at Manchester United if there is a change in the dugout at Old Trafford.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won just two Premier League games all season and faces a battle to compete for a top-four place.