Milan eye Sporting regular on Amorim's recommendation | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves has entered Milan’s list of potential signings following a direct recommendation from Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese coach, recently officially appointed to lead the rossoneri, still believes the Portugal international has the ideal characteristics to fit his playing model and has already conveyed that conviction to the Italian club’s decision-makers.

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 Record, there have still been no formal contacts between Milan and Sporting, with Amorim only having presented the Italian executives with the arguments supporting a possible move for the 27-year-old Portugal international.

On the player’s side, the possibility of working again with the coach who most shaped his career is seen positively. The strong relationship between the two has never been hidden, and Pote himself admitted after Amorim’s move to 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 for amounts 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. On top of that, the Italians first need to resolve some financial matters, including Rafael Leão’s future, whose departure could open up room for new signings in this transfer window.

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