The newspaper "La Gazzetta dello Sport" revealed that Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição has become the top candidate to take over the coaching position at Al-Nassr, following the rejection of a lucrative offer from the club by Italian Luciano Spalletti.

According to the newspaper, Spalletti, the former coach of the Italian national team and Napoli, turned down an offer worth 18 million euros annually, prompting Al-Nassr's management to turn to Conceição.

Conceição recently concluded a brief stint with AC Milan, which lasted six months, during which he led the team to win the Italian Super Cup, but he failed to qualify for European competitions.

This move by Al-Nassr comes as their current coach Stefano Pioli is nearing a return to the Italian league through Fiorentina, as he is only waiting to officially end his association with the Saudi club.

It is worth mentioning that Spalletti was dismissed from coaching the Italian national team earlier in June, following a 3-0 defeat against Norway.