AS Monaco ended Niko Kovac's contract on Thursday when the team occupied 6th place in Ligue 1 at the truce.
The princely club will very quickly see the name of the Croatian's successor being considered.
The trio of Dimitri Rybolovlev-Oleg Petrov-Paul Mitchel has certainly already looked into the question and according to
L'Equipe
, a man stands out from a short-list: Philippe Clément.
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The 47-year-old Belgian has been at the head of Club Bruges since 2019 with a very flattering record, having just signed two consecutive Belgian championship titles after being crowned with Genk three years ago.
The former defensive midfielder also led his team in the Champions League this season, in the Paris SG group, with a 4th place and four points obtained in six matches.
Against the Parisians at home, the Belgian team had seduced with an offensive style of play that had allowed him to hang a draw (1-1) well deserved.
But the negotiations promise to be complicated because Clément has been under contract with Les Bleu et Noir… on a permanent contract since last June.
Proof that the current management places blind trust in its technician.
Paulo Fonseca and Jesse Marsch also targeted?
If the case cannot be completed, Monaco would have other options.
One of them would lead to Jesse Marsch, free since his ouster from Leipzig in early December after a very disappointing first half of the season.
Paulo Fonseca also has a good rating with the princely club after a remarkable stint at AS Rome between 2019 and 2021 and an excellent job previously at Chakhtar Donetsk (2016-2019).
