AC Milan manager Sergio Conceicao says he knows of sack rumours. Conceicao has barely spent a month on the job, while there are already doubts about his position in the club.  After Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter Milan, he said: “I’ve had a team with these characteristics in the past. It’s true that the time is not enough. There have been rumours about my future, but I’ve just arrived. “I still have the luggage in my car – Conceiçao continued smiling – and they (the press) want to send me away already.” Sergio Conceicao continued: “There has been a lot of noise, but some things are not true. “The important thing was to prove personality, ambition and desire to win a game that meant more than a game. We must have this consistency in the league and other competitions.”

AC Milan coach Sergio Conceicao demanded more from his team after their 1-1 draw with Inter Milan on Sunday. Stefan de Vrij scored an Inter equaliser in injury-time to cancel out the lead Tijjani Reijnders gave the team.  “We tried to press a bit higher in the first half, but nobody thought the same way, so we left important space for counter-attacks,” Conceicao told DAZN. “We prepared for this game a bit differently. I like high pressing and not allowing the opponents to come out with the ball. We scored after Tammy won the ball high up the pitch. We must work on this. We had the right attitude, but we have work to do. We all agree on this. “Bennacer is a very interesting player technically, but I needed different characteristics in midfield. “We were at a numerical disadvantage with two players against three. We needed more physicality, so I put Jimenez on the wings and Musah in the middle. “We could have done some things differently in the first half regarding ability and desire to have the ball. I understand the moments and the environment, but we must be stronger than this. We are at Milan and the players here must take this responsibility to keep the ball and stop the opponents, not allowing them to reach our goal too often.”

Villarreal have successfully signed Inter Milan wing-back Taj Buchanan. He will join the team for a €1m fee with option for permanent transfer worth €13m.  Villarreal finalised the agreement for Buchanan ahead of competition from Monza, Torino and Fiorentina in Italy.  Taj has fully recovered from a leg fracture he suffered at the end of the season. He will immediately start taking orders from Marcelino, although the coach will not use him for the match against Valladolid. Instead Buchanan will watch from the box at the Estadio de La Cerámica.