In the whirlwind of names that have been coming out in recent weeks for the placed on the Milan benchin the last few hours that of an old acquaintance of Italian football has emerged compared to the others: Sergio Conceicaocoach of the for seven seasons Port. A profile that has always been written in the Rossoneri list and which is said to be gaining positions also thanks to the work ofagent Jorge Mendes.
It can say hello
As he wrote this morning Gazzetta dello Sportat the end of this season Sergio Conceiçao could really leave Porto. The Portuguese is very attached to the club, with which he also played on two separate occasions as a footballer, and in the last seven years he has led him to raise ten trophies including three championships. Lately, however, the pressure has been felt: this year he will finish third with a large margin from Sporting at the top of the class and in the Champions League the elimination on penalties at the hands of Arsenal in the round of 16 is painful. Plus the dragoes are living one epochal shock at a corporate level. After decades the president has changed: the historian Pinto da Costa he was beaten by the emerging and former coach André Villas Boas. No doubt Conceiçao would remain with da Costa: an agreement had already been signed until 2028. Without the old president, things change and he can leave. He will meet Villas Boas at the beginning of next week but the feeling in Portugal is more that of one separation than a continuation together.
Mendes at work
And so in the last hours the Conceiçao’s name has taken part in the AC Milan board. And this is also thanks to work of agent Jorge Mendes who got to work considering the possible farewell to Porto. The prosecutor proposed it to the Devil who, for his part, had already included Conceiçao in the list of candidates and is now analyzing the situation with interest. This is a coach very knowledgeableespecially in Europe, capable of winning and managing experienced footballers and emerging talents. Milan will take some time because after theaffair Lopetegui he doesn’t want to rush things and make the most prudent choice possible, also taking into account the mood of the square and above all the Curva which in the last week has exposed itself as it has never done in recent seasons, twice. On the part of Conceiçao, if Milan called he would be willing to listen and even leave Porto. His past at the Nerazzurri has little impact, he is more linked to Lazio. Other candidates remain in the running Paulo Fonseca, Roberto Martinez, Mark van Bommel And Roberto De Zerbi.
