ROME – AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has all but confirmed that manager Filippo Inzaghi will be sacked at the end of the season following a desperately poor campaign. Milan currently lie 11^th and are heading for their worst league finish in the 30 years since Berlusconi bought the club. 

 "Inzaghi has a good relationship with the squad but on many occasions we have had different visions (regarding the club)," said Berlusconi when visiting a supporters group on Monday evening. "That is something we will express (to Inzaghi) at an appropriate time. We are deciding what to do."

 It is thought that one of the major causes behind the disagreement has been Inzaghi’s policy with regards to youth team players. The manager has been reluctant to throw too many academy players into the first team this season, preferring to stick with the established first team squad.

 "There are some interesting youngsters at the club and I expressed the desire to see some of them given a chance in the first team but the request was not acted upon," said Berlusconi.

 The former Italian President seemed to intimate that Milan were drawing up a list of possible replacements for Inzaghi saying “we need to talk about concrete names” however stopped short of providing reporters with any ideas on individuals.

 The former Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti has been touted as a possible replacement, and having guided the club to the 2003 and 2007 Champions League titles, is certainly not lacking on the experience front. However the under-fire Real Madrid manager led the Spanish giants to their tenth European crown last year and is likely to attract better offers than a return to Milan, should Real dispense with his services at the end of the season.

 Other names being touted as possible new managers for the struggling Milan side are Italy manager Antonio Conte and Fiorentina manager Vicenzo Montella. As far as the club’s ownership goes, Berlusconi was reportedly interested in selling the club however the media magnate reiterated his desire to take Milan back to the pinnacle of Italian football.

 "We will see if it will be possible for me to give it my complete attention," he said. "We have to get back into Europe as soon as possible. At my age lifting trophies is something that can only do you good."