The former Lazio player is expected to face Villas Boas today, the former Roma player remains among the main candidates to replace Pioli. But in the last few hours…
Whispers arrive, which are partly the bait to be fed to journalists and fans and partly the desire to surprise everyone with a surprise move. So, when the shortlist of substitutes for Stefano Pioli on the bench of Milan it seemed to have now been reduced to Sergio Conceiçao and Paulo Fonsecahere, like every self-respecting transfer market summer, a Mister X. What has been filtering out for days is that “it could be a coach who has not yet been appointed”. Which, translated, means that for the “Conte-boys” there is really no hope and that, instead, the Rossoneri collegiality is tempted by the desire to amaze. Or to mislead.
Better, therefore, at the moment, to stick to the facts. Here they are: Paulo Fonseca wait for the call from Milan like in that boomer advertisement where the telephone extended your life. He sits there and hopes because, that’s for sure, he would never say no to the chance to lead one of the most historically important teams in Europe. On the other hand, compared to his Lillewould have one Champions certain to play (the French club is desperately chasing the last good place) and the justified ambition of playing their cards again in Italy. It is a profile that the Rossoneri management likes but which has not yet definitively convinced everyone.
The higher up the ratings hit there is Sergio Conceicao, someone who knows how to combine offensive quality with defensive balance, has high-level experience and, above all, knows how to work with young people and help them grow. This is the aspect that most intrigues the magical trio Ibra-Furlani-Moncada, but he is not yet ready to get on a plane to Milan. Before, and in this specific case today, he must have an in-depth chat with Villas Boasnew president of Porto (Conceicao he was unbalanced in favor of the re-election of the eternal Pinto da Costa) and managing a relationship that started out worse wasn’t really possible. He had just renewed his contract until 2028, but the change in leadership of the club makes the agreement something very close to waste paper. In short, if the parties want to free themselves, and it is anything but science fiction, it will not be a problem to do so.
The rest of the long list of post-Pioli suitors becomes less and less credible day by day. In short, the two Portuguese and Mister X. Hoping that in this card game the final choice doesn’t become a rip-off.
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