Surprise: Porto tried to poach Sporting’s manager, deal was close | OneFootball

Paulo Sérgio revealed that he was very close to heading to Porto, but ended up at Sporting, after a significant period as the head coach of Vitória de Guimarães. The Portuguese coach was present on the podcast Sem Filtros by Liga Portugal.

The Portuguese coach, who currently manages Al Akhdoud in Saudi Arabia, recalled the 2009/2010 season when he was in charge of Vitória de Guimarães. He ended up at the helm of Sporting, but according to him, the story could have been very different - just like it almost happened with Vagiannidis.

"The season at Vitória went so well that, with one more year on my contract, I received inquiries from another major Portuguese club, FC Porto", Paulo Sérgio began to reveal, who managed Sporting in the 2010/11 season - he was in charge of the lions for 38 matches.

The former green and white coach continued: "We had meetings at an agent's house and that possibility was on the table, especially because, at the time, André Villas-Boas, the current president of FC Porto, was on his way to Alvalade. Suddenly, everything changed and Vitória and Sporting reached an agreement for my transfer".

In conclusion, he also spoke about his last experience in Portugal: "I accepted to go to Portimão near the end of the season. I managed to maintain the league position for four years, only being relegated in the last one. It was several years of fantastic work, supported by a management that made a significant investment in the club".

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