Carlo Pellegatti has revealed that he would be ‘very surprised’ if Antonio Conte ended up becoming the next head coach of AC Milan for various different reasons.
Last week Luca Momblano did a segment live on Telelombardia in which he claimed that Conte has reached a verbal agreement to take over at Milan, and since then the rumours have begun swirling once again.
Friday morning’s edition of La Repubblica for example reported that Pioli seems to be destined to say goodbye at the end of the season after what will be nearly half a decade at the helm of Milan, and that talks are ‘very advanced’ with Conte.
However, there are sources who believe that Conte will not arrive at Milan not necessarily because he will reject the offer, but more because he is not a fit for how the management want to run the club.
Pellegatti spoke live on Radio Rossonera (via PianetaMilan) and he addressed the Conte rumours, pouring cold water on things at least based on his instinct.
“The illusion is sweet by its nature, everyone wants Conte. If this management remains and there are no surprises, this is how I feel about the Conte situation: I would be very surprised if he arrived,” he began.
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t want him, who wouldn’t. Would you like him? Even for those who don’t want him, the question is this.
“Conte possibly starts with good intentions (reasonable salary, studied request for players), until how long can he resist complaining about this? His character is what he is, so I don’t know.
“I would not just be very surprised, but very very surprised if this Moncada-Furlani-D’Ottavio-Cardinale management got Antonio Conte.”
