The 55-year-old feels the San Siro side are destined to return to the top following the arrival of the Serbian coach
Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez believes Sinisa Mihajlovic is the right man to steer AC Milan back to being a dominant force in Italian football.
The San Siro club have experienced instability in terms of coaches recently, with no less than four people in the top job in 2014 alone – as the end of Massimiliano Allegri’s reign was followed by short stints from Mauro Tassotti as a caretaker, plus Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi.
But Benitez has little doubt that under Mihajlovic, Milan are in safe hands to regain their powerhouse status in Serie A after a disappointing 10th-placed finish.
“It is a club I like a lot,” the Madrid boss told reporters ahead of Madrid’s clash with Milan in their pre-season tournament in Shanghai.
“The managerial change means they are still very ambitious and they want to get better.
“They have big players, and a big manager who had a great season last year with Sampdoria, and I am pretty sure they will be successful in the future.”
Milan have finished eighth and 10th respectively in their past two domestic campaigns, with their most recent trophy coming in the form of the Italian Supercoppa in 2011.