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SERGIO CONCEICAO OFFICIALLY SLAMS AC MILAN BOSSES FOR "ZERO SUPPORT" DURING TENURE
Sergio Conceicao exposes AC Milan’s "total instability" and claims the board failed to back him despite trophy wins.
Sergio Conceicao, ex-Milan coach, believes he didn't get enough backing from the club's bosses during his short time managing the team last season. He mentioned the whole club felt unstable, which hurt the team's performance. "That's why I'm happy with what we accomplished," he said.
Conceicao took over from Paulo Fonseca on December 30, 2024. Fonseca got the boot because the team was eighth in Serie A and might have missed out on playing in Europe.
Conceicao couldn't have asked for a better start, beating Juventus 2-1 and then Inter 3-2 in his first two games, which led to winning the Italian Super Cup.
I remember working hard, watching videos, and giving pep talks to get the players motivated. "Beating my son Cisco's Juventus and then Inter after coming from behind made me cry," Conceicao told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
He explained why he smoked a cigar in the locker room after beating Inter in the Supercoppa Italiana final, a moment that went viral.
"It was a promise," he said. The players saw videos and asked me to smoke one if we won. I had done it 11 times with Porto after winning trophies, more than any other coach. So, I did it again.
Conceicao, who now coaches Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, gave his predictions for the Supercoppa Italiana final between Napoli and Bologna.
"I don't have a favorite, and I don't want to talk about players because people will say we're trying to sign them," he laughed. I'll watch the game. Bologna and Napoli are both fun to watch.
The match between Conte and Italiano is going to be great for Italian football. Antonio is obsessed, like me, and usually, obsession beats talent. Vincenzo, on the other hand, has a great style of play; we lost the Coppa Italia final against him last year. That was a big disappointment.
Even though Conceicao started strong, he was fired at the end of the 2024-25 season after finishing eighth, not enough to get the team into any European competition.
Despite the league finish, Conceicao says his time there was positive.
He said, "Since 2016, only two coaches have won trophies with Milan: Pioli with the Scudetto and me." If you add up the points from my time there, we would have been fifth, so Europa League pace.
The results were there. I remember the two derbies we won and the win against Roma. I'm sad about the Coppa Italia final, but there were some things I didn't like.
When asked to explain, Conceicao said, There was instability all over the club, and the atmosphere around the team wasn't good. That being said, I am actually happy with what we did.
Plus, the management didn't back me. For example, after winning the Supercoppa, we played Cagliari. Even then, there were rumors that the club was thinking about other coaches. I was focused on working hard and winning. I didn't have time to fix everything.
When asked if he would have stayed at Milan if things were different, Conceicao said, Yes, with some changes.
Did Conceicao feel the Milan players let him down or betrayed him?
Never, they were with me, Conceicao said. Theo (Hernandez) said it in an interview before: After Feyenoord, when people thought he got a red card on purpose, I stood up for him. A lot of them wrote to me after I left.
I want discipline and intensity, but also relaxation when it's time to relax. If someone is late, overweight, or something like that, I can't stand it. To me, all players are the same.
JUVENTUS MUST ACT: JORGE MENDES DEMANDS RECORD PAY FOR KENAN YILDIZ RIGHT NOW
Kenan Yildiz wants to be Juventus' highest earner. Discover the two conditions Jorge Mendes has set for the Turkish star's future.
So, the Kenan Yildiz contract talks have taken an interesting turn.
It's not necessarily bad. And it’s not that shocking because he's become a star super fast. But things are happening, and it feels like Juventus now has to figure out what to do next.
Giovanni Albanese of La Gazzetta dello Sport said on Wednesday that Yildiz basically wants two things in this contract. First, he wants to be at a good club that can actually win trophies soon. Second—and just as important—Yildiz and his agent, Jorge Mendes, want him to be Juventus's highest-paid player when he signs this new deal that Giorgio Chiellini keeps saying is coming.
Yildiz has already signed contract extensions for the last two seasons since Max Allegri brought him up to the senior team at the start of the 2023-24 season. He currently makes around €1.7 million per season.
People can argue about Yildiz asking for so much money—that's fair. People thought he'd ask for something closer to what Jonathan David makes, around €6 million, rather than the super high salary that Dusan Vlahovic gets this year. That's ok.
But the longer it takes Juventus to agree on a new deal, put out a fancy press release, and get Yildiz to pose for photos with his new contract, the longer this whole thing drags on. And it looks like this is one of the biggest deals the club has tried to get done with a current player in a while.
Yildiz isn't going to leave for free like Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa, or Paulo Dybala could have. But it's pretty obvious that Yildiz's people—especially Mendes—want him to get paid like the best player on the team. It shows how quickly Yildiz has become a star that we're even talking about a third contract extension in three seasons. This one will obviously cost a lot more than the other two. Is it too soon to commit over €6 million to a player who isn't even 21 until July? Maybe. But Yildiz is the kind of talent you want to keep happy and under contract for as long as you can.
WEST HAM MOVE FAST FOR AS ROMA'S ARTEM DOVBYK AS NICLAS FULLKRUG JOINS AC MILAN
West Ham United are offered the chance to sign Artem Dovbyk for 22 million as Niclas Fullkrug nears an AC Milan move.
Word on the street, via Gazzetta dello Sport and Sport Witness, is that AS Roma will let Artem Dovbyk go if an offer of at least €22 million comes their way. West Ham United has got their eye on this Ukrainian striker as we head into January, especially since Niclas Fullkrug might be leaving the London Stadium.
It looks like West Ham United could be in the middle of a striker shuffle because they want to bring in a new guy up front in January. Nuno Espirito Santo seems to rate getting a new striker more than filling other spots, mainly because the team's stars haven't been scoring enough this season.
There's talk about Niclas Füllkrug moving to AC Milan. The Hammers seem ready to say goodbye to the pricey German player. Things just haven't clicked with him in their setup, so they're thinking about bringing in someone new. There have been plenty of names floating around for weeks.
Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves is also on their radar, but it seems like Artem Dovbyk from AS Roma is becoming a hotter prospect as January approaches. Word is, the Hammers were offered the Ukrainian striker because AS Roma may want to sell him in the winter.
The Italian side could sure use the cash from selling the 28-year-old striker in January so they can put that money into getting new players. West Ham isn't the only team interested; Everton is reportedly in the mix for Dovbyk, too.
So, what's the price tag on Artem Dovbyk?
Dovbyk joined Roma in the summer of 2024 after a great season with Girona in Spain and had a pretty good first year with the Italian giants. Now his role has shrunk, and Roma is willing to end his stay early, asking for €22 million plus add-ons to sell him in January.
West Ham definitely has the cash to pay that much for the 28-year-old Serie A striker. They might take a look at the market before they decide. This Ukrainian player could be a good addition to the team, especially if he gets back to scoring goals at the London Stadium under Espirito Santo and ends up being a better option than Fullkrug.
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