Overview
- Sampdoria officials have reportedly placed Bernardo Corradi at the top of their shortlist to be the club's next permanent coach, though the club has not yet confirmed an appointment.
- The move followed an earlier refusal from Fabio Pecchia, which widened Sampdoria's search and opened the path for Corradi to emerge as the leading candidate.
- Corradi would take the role with no previous full-time senior club head-coaching experience after a long run with Italy's youth teams and a recent technical-collaborator post at AC Milan under Massimiliano Allegri.
- Some Sampdoria supporters have reacted angrily to reports of Corradi's candidacy, while the club faces a large summer turnover of players and tight preparation time before pre-season.
- The appointment would aim to bring stability after Sampdoria used three different head coaches last season and could affect decisions on retaining interim staff and on integrating Corradi's data-driven approach into recruitment and training.