On the day of his swearing-in as the 32nd president of Porto, the long-awaited face-to-face with the coach that the Rossoneri like
Important day at home Milan on the front new coach. Sergio Conceicaothe main candidate to replace Stefano Pioli, will meet today with André Villas-Boas who will be sworn in as Porto’s 32nd president. The Portuguese coach recently signed a renewal until 2028 with the old management defeated in the elections, but in his contract there is a clause which would allow him to free himself immediately. His agent Jorge Mendes is working to bring him to Italy: international profile, affordable salary and valoriser of young people, the Porto coach has the right characteristics for the Devil.
After seven seasons and without his friend Pinto da Costa at the helm, Conceiçao would consider his adventure at Porto closed and in today’s meeting he should communicate his intention to leave. On the other hand, the new president Villas-Boas may not put up too much resistance, especially for economic reasons. As reported by the Portuguese ‘Record’, in fact, one of the points of the former coach’s electoral campaign was budgetary rigor and discipline from an economic point of view. The renewal of Conceiçao – who receives 3.5 million plus bonuses – would cost the club 28 million over four years. A figure that the new president could consider excessive.
A salary of around four million per season, however, is fully within Milan’s parameters, given that it is the amount that Pioli earns and which was put on the table for Julen Lopetegui.
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