Milan tipped by Amorim to sign Sporting regular | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves has been added to Milan’s list of potential signings at the direct recommendation of Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese coach, recently officially appointed in charge of the Rossoneri, still believes the Portugal international has the ideal qualities to fit into his playing model and has already conveyed that belief to the Italian club’s hierarchy.

The connection between Amorim and Pote is well known. While still at Sporting, the coach never hid his admiration for the Lions’ number 8, even admitting in September 2024 that he would be one of the first players he would try to sign if he were at another club. Now settled in Milan, he has once again put the forward’s name on the table.

For now, the process is still at a very early stage. According to the newspaper Record, there have still been no formal contacts between Milan and Sporting, with Amorim having only presented the Italian directors with the arguments supporting a possible move for the 27-year-old Portugal international.

From the player’s side, the possibility of working again with the coach who most shaped his career is viewed positively. The strong relationship between the two has never been hidden, and Pote himself admitted, after Amorim’s departure for England, that he was deeply shaken by the separation. "I started crying. He was someone I really liked and I was sad. He was like a father to us," he confessed at the time.

Even so, completing the deal is far from simple. Sporting are only willing to negotiate Pedro Gonçalves’s sale for figures between €30 million and €35 million, while Milan are still assessing whether it makes sense to invest that amount in a 27-year-old player. In addition, the Italians first need to resolve some financial matters, including Rafael Leão’s future, whose departure could open the door to new signings in this transfer window.

Pote recalls Amorim’s departure:

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