Scaglia also told the club's official website: 'I expect that on Tuesday he will be introduced to the press and then take his first training session.'

Renzo Ulivieri resigned as Parma coach on Wednesday and his assistant Gedeone Carmignani has acted as caretaker coach since.

Carlo Ancelotti, who had two seasons in charge at Parma before moving to Juventus in 1998, is widely tipped by the Italian media to take the job.