Due to poor results and ranking 8th in Serie A, AC Milan has changed their coach. Coach Fonseca, who only coached for half a year, was abandoned by Milan, and his Portuguese compatriot Conceicao became the new coach of Milan. Conceicao had an outstanding coaching performance at Porto, helping the team win three Portuguese Super League titles and other honors, and once eliminated Ronaldo's Juventus to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Milan hopes to revive under Conceicao's leadership. Conceicao's "three fires" upon taking office! Reusing players discarded by Fonseca, selling the Milan captain, and the first signing of the winter window emerges.
On January 3rd, according to the report by Milan sports reporter Biajin from the Italian media "La Gazzetta dello Sport," in the upcoming semi-final of the Italian Super Cup against Juventus, Tomori and Jaf were paired as central defenders in training, and Tomori is expected to start against Juventus, with Gabbia possibly coming off the bench at that time.
Fonseca did not pay enough attention to Tomori's use, and in the last five games he coached Milan, Tomori only came on as a substitute once. The English central defender became a marginal figure at Milan, closely linked with Juventus. With the change of leadership, after Conceicao took office, Tomori will get opportunities. This player, who previously helped Milan win the Serie A title, may experience changes in his Rossoneri career and have the chance to continue playing for Milan.
Although Calabria is the captain of Milan, he has had few opportunities this season, making 10 appearances with 6 starts for Milan. Calabria's contract with Milan expires this summer, and the 28-year-old Italian right-back has lost the support of the team. According to "Calciomercato," if Milan does not sell Calabria in the winter window, the player is likely to leave as a free agent at the end of the season. The media also revealed that Milan's transfer target is Cagliari's right-back Zapata, currently 25 years old and valued at 3.5 million euros. It is reported that although Zapata is an Inter Milan youth product, he is a Milan fan, and there are hopes for him to join Milan in the winter window.
According to "All Juventus," Conceicao hopes that Milan will sign Liverpool's Chiesa Jr. and Manchester United's Zirkzee on loan during the winter window. The former has only made four appearances with one start this season at Liverpool, while the latter has been criticized for his mediocre performance at Manchester United. The common point between the two is that they both played in Serie A before and have fond memories there. Zapata, Chiesa Jr., and Zirkzee all have the potential to become the first signings under Conceicao's coaching at Milan, let's wait and see.