Following the appointment of Sergio Conceicao as new Milan head coach, the fates of a few Juventus switch targets may converge.
The Portuguese tactician has now changed his compatriot Paulo Fonseca and is about to make his debut within the Rossoneri dugout within the semi-final of the Italian Tremendous Cup, which is able to paradoxically pit him towards his son Francisco who joined Juventus in the summertime.
Whereas the arrival of Conceicao Sr. to Italian shouldn’t change the way forward for Cisco who’s nonetheless certain to seal a permament switch from Porto to Juventus subsequent summer season, it may have an effect on two defenders specifically.
As we nicely all know by now, the Bianconeri wish to signal one, if not a number of, defenders in January to requite for the imminent departure of Danilo plus the ACL accidents of Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal.
Over the previous few weeks, Antonio Silva and Fikayo Tomori have emerged as two of essentially the most severe candidates on Cristiano Giuntoli’s record. And as Tuttosport explains, the 2 males’s futures may very well be entangled.
Whereas Juventus and Jorge Mendes wish to convey Silva to Juventus, they’ve been unsuccessful of their makes an attempt to date, with Benfica adopting a inflexible stance. Because the supply explains, Milan may reap the benefits of the delay to enter the fray, as Conceicao may very well be eager about signing his 21-year-old compatriot with whom he shares the identical agent.
So whereas Mendes has already promised the younger Portuguese defender to Juventus, it stays to be seen if Conceicao may handle to sway him to Milan.
As for Tomori, the Turin-based newspaper believes that the managerial change may breathe a brand new life into his Rossoneri stint following the dearth of minutes he suffered throughout Fonseca’s reign. Nonetheless, if Milan have been to signal Silva, this might push the Englishman out of Milanello, with Juventus able to pounce on his companies.
Lastly, David Hancko could be the Outdated Girl’s most popular goal, however the Feyenoord defender isn’t out there in January so that they’ll possible have to attend till the summer season to launch a profitable onslaught for the 27-year-old.