The deal will see the Italian stay in the role till 2022.
AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has had his contract extended for an additional 2 years, the club has revealed.
The deal will see the 54- year-old stay in charge of the Serie A giant till June 2022.
After handling the role in October 2019, Pioli’s preliminary deal was only till completion of the season.
However the former Lazio and Inter manager has effectively led Milan through the coronavirus pandemic and assisted the club to 5th on the Serie A table.
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Milan’s chief executive Ivan Gazidis stated Pioli had actually been a favorable impact on the team and club as a whole.
“I am delighted with this agreement,” Gazidis stated.
“Stefano has revealed he can provide the vision of football we have for our club– interesting, enthusiastic and progressive.
“This is not a decision based on recent victories, but one based on how Stefano has built team spirit and unity of purpose, the way he has improved the performances of the individual players and the collective team, the way he has embraced our vision and the way he has represented himself and the club’s values.”
Pioli stated he was delighted to continue to assist the team’s advancement.
He stated: “I am happy and pleased of the trust I have actually gotten from AC Milan.
” I wish to thank everybody, including our fans, who we are truly missing out on at the arena, however are encouraging and constantly close.
” As I have stated numerous times, our future is today: we need to be focused and figured out, be united and play as one.
“We are at the beginning of an extraordinary path. If we keep working this way, we will grow and be more and more competitive.”
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