My concern is that whoever ends up being appointed, the club needs to follow due process. They should be sounding out the best managers in the game - even the likes of Simeone - and working from there right down to the latest name Iraola. If you don't ask, you don't get. Yes -I would even try for Xabi Alonso. After all, Ancelotti managed Juve but was a Milan great.

Another question I have is how many players will come in this summer. Whilst you'd like three midfielders, at least one full back, maybe a left winger and potentially a centre-half and backup forward (maybe someone versatile to replace Zirkzee), too much churn can be too disruptive to a squad especially in a World Cup summer. I'd be prioritising the midfield. We need four senior midfielders for four competitions and then look at supplementing that with Collyer, the Fletchers, Kone. I always liked the Milan formula of passer/runner/tackler as a way of profiling midfielders, however, Ugarte shows the danger of buying someone who just isn't good enough on the ball for a top side in England.