Milan Lock In Amorim as New Head Coach After Allegri Split — Deal Is Done

AC Milan has finally found its man. After weeks of speculation, failed negotiations, and a front office shakeup that left the club without a head coach, sporting director, technical director, and CEO, the Rossoneri have agreed to terms with former Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, according to multiple reports out of Italy on Monday.

Sky Sport Italia and transfer insider Matteo Moretto both report that Amorim will sign a two-year contract running through June 2028, with an option to extend for an additional season through 2029. Moretto added that the documents are expected to be finalized within hours.

How We Got Here

Milan parted ways with Massimiliano Allegri the day after the 2025-26 season ended. That same day, the club also dismissed sporting director Igli Tare, technical director Geoffrey Moncada, and CEO Giorgio Furlani — a clean sweep that left the entire football operations department in flux.

The club initially pursued former Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick for a sporting director role. Reports from multiple Italian outlets suggested Rangnick was close to taking the job and would have brought former Crystal Palace and Eintracht Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner along as head coach. But those talks collapsed after Rangnick extended his contract with the Austrian national team, taking the Glasner option off the table as well.

Other names floated included Mauricio Pochettino and Arne Slot, but Milan ultimately circled back to Amorim, who was sacked by Manchester United in November 2025 after a disappointing start to the season.

The Financials

According to reports, Milan offered Amorim a base salary of €3.5 million per season plus performance bonuses tied to Champions League qualification. That figure puts him well within the club’s post-Allegri budget constraints, though still below the top-tier Serie A coaching salaries.

What It Means for Milan

Preseason is just weeks away. Landing a head coach this late — with no sporting director in place to assist with roster moves — leaves Milan in a precarious spot. Amorim will need to quickly assess a squad that underwhelmed down the stretch last season, costing Allegri his job.

Fans online have reacted with cautious optimism, noting Amorim’s tactical flexibility and his success at Sporting CP before the Manchester United experiment went south. But others question whether a coach who lasted less than one full season in England can stabilize a Serie A giant still reeling from institutional chaos at the executive level.

The club has not officially confirmed the deal as of this writing, but the consensus among Italian media suggests an announcement is imminent.