Exclusive: Pioli eager to leave Al-Nassr for Fiorentina | OneFootball

Sources tell Football Italia that Stefano Pioli considers his time at Al-Nassr over and would be glad to return to Fiorentina.

Ex-Milan coach Pioli is Fiorentina’s leading candidate to replace Raffaele Palladino, and the Italian tactician is eager to return to the Stadio Franchi.

Pioli wants the Fiorentina job

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 05: AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli looks onduring the Serie A TIM match between AC Milan and Genoa CFC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 05, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Football Italia understands that Pioli feels his time at Al-Nassr is over and has already given his green light to return to Florence, where he played between 1989 and 1995 and coached from 2017 to 2019.

The likes of Alberto Gilardino, Paolo Vanoli and Patrick Vieira have been linked with the Fiorentina job by other sources, but Pioli has always been the Tuscan’s leading candidate.

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli looks on prior to the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

According to our sources, Pioli would consider a two-year contract, possibly with an option for a further campaign.

Fiorentina are currently working on Pioli’s contract, trying to find the best solution to release him from Al-Nassr.

Another Italian coach, Simone Inzaghi, has moved the opposite way, choosing Saudi side Al-Hilal over Inter.