AC Milan’s Portuguese head coach Paulo Fonseca looks on before the Italian Serie A football match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AC Milan at Ennio-Tardini Stadium in Parma on August 24, 2024. /AFP via Getty Images)
According to multiple reports, Milan informed Paolo Fonseca that he has been sacked this evening and that Sergio Conceicao will start on Monday with a contract potentially running until June 2026.
It was a final insult to injury that the club did not speak to their coach before he attended a televised interview with DAZN or a press conference at the San Siro, forcing him to answer questions about the impending sacking.
“I’ve never felt fear of anything in football in my life and I’ll continue to do so. The important thing is to have a clear conscience, that I am honest with those I work with. My conscience is clear, I fear nothing.” Fonseka said this in the press conference.
After that the directors, including special adviser Zlatan Ibrahimovic, sat Fonseca down and Inform him of the dismissal.
Sergio Conceicao has been lined up as Milan’s new coach
Sergio Conceicao had already agreed to the terms A 1-1 draw with Roma was a few hours before, so for all intents and purposes this was decided regardless of the result.
Sky Sport Italia reports that former FC Porto coach Conceicao will be in Milan on Monday morning to sign the deal, worth €1m until June 2025.
The club also has an option to extend it until June 2026.
He will make his debut on the bench in Riyadh for the Supercopa Italiana semi-final against Juventus on Friday 3 January.
