Costacurta weighs in on Conceicao decision: 'Milan fans want to dream'

With AC Milan looking increasingly likely to offer Sergio Conceicao the managerial job, club legend Billy Costacurta offered his opinion on the move and spoke about the need for the Rossonero to dream and believe in the coach.

After five years, Stefano Pioli and Milan have reached their end and will now part ways. The following has not been so simple, though. Searching for the heir has been a constant effort, with several names linked to the post no longer in the equation and several names who seemingly had the job in their hands now a distant memory.

Whilst the same could be said in the days to come about Sergio Conceicao, with a meeting scheduled with Porto today to discuss his future and the power firmly in his hands, all signs point in one direction.

With this in mind, Billy Costacurta has spoken to Sky to offer his thoughts on the managerial landscape, and his comments have been relayed by Record.

“I still think about Conceicao because of what FC Porto did to Arsenal, the team that plays best in Europe. He’s an excellent coach, I think he’s someone who could stay at Milan. I live in Milan, I know a lot of Milan fans, they want to dream. In my opinion, Lopetegui hasn’t made them dream. There are names that make you dream and others that don’t, the fans have to dream.

“There have been periods, I’m thinking of Berlusconi’s when the coach wasn’t so important because the stars appeared so often. And in fact Sacchi arrived first, then Capello. Now the stars may not arrive, so the club has to focus on someone who can make the fans dream.”

Given the fans have seemingly taken to Conceicao, and he is well thought of by the management, it seems as though the Portuguese manager could be the perfect candidate to lead Milan into a new era.