The fate of Domenico Tedesco seems well sealed. Behind the scenes, the Belgian Unjon began discussions with other coaches.
How long Domenico Tedesco will he still remain at the head of the Red Devils? It seems quite surprising that our coach has not yet left the door given the behavior of the Belgian Union, which prohibited him from commenting on the result of the draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and is negotiating to find him a successor.
Le Soir indeed reports that our decision-makers spoke with a certain Sérgio Conceição before he finally signed for AC Milan. Contacts with Vincent Mannaert were initiated by Lucien D’Onofrio.
It ticked several boxes
The 50-year-old Portuguese coach presented the advantage for our federation of not having to pay severance pay, he had been free since the end of his adventure at FC Porto.
And it almost came to fruition: the agreement was very close, both with Conceição and with the rest of his staff (including Siramana Dembelé and Vedran Runje) but the dismissal of Paulo Fonseca at AC Milan completely changed the situation.
It therefore took him less time to win his first trophy (the Italian Super Cup won the day before yesterday against Inter) than it took for the Belgian Union to communicate on the fate of Tedesco.
Sergio Conceição would have definitely been a good boost for the core of the Devils. But his second T1 experience outside the Portuguese championship ultimately did not direct him towards a return to Belgian football.
