AC Milan don sack Massimiliano Allegri and three high-level directors after dem fail to qualify for Champions League. This one na big blow for the club, and now dem dey search for new coach to bring dem back to winning ways.
Santiago Giménez, the Mexican striker, now dey face uncertain future as e no score any goal for Serie A last season. E only score for Coppa Italia. The club don begin to look for Allegri replacement, and first name wey dey hot na Spanish coach Andoni Iraola.
Iraola just finish with Bournemouth where e guide dem to seventh place for Premier League and Europa League qualification. E bin send Julián Araujo on loan to Celtic after only one game for 2025-26, and then sign Alex Jiménez from Milan to replace am. Araujo, wey move from Barcelona for €10 million in 2024, bin shine for Celtic until injury for March wey dey threaten im World Cup 2026 hopes.
But Iraola no too sure about Milan. Reports say e dey consider staying for England or joining Bayer Leverkusen. Meanwhile, Allegri don go sign for Napoli. Milan president Gerry Cardinale don give Zlatan Ibrahimovic, now advisor, the task to pick new coach.
Ibrahimovic dey look at other options: Spanish coach Xavi Hernández, wey dey free after Barcelona; Austrian Oliver Glasner, wey win Conference League with Crystal Palace and also FA Cup and Community Shield; and German Matthias Jaissle, wey dey coach Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia since 2023. Another candidate na Mauricio Pochettino, wey dey coach US national team until after 2026 World Cup. Pochettino say im agents fit don talk to Milan, but e dey committed to US until July.
Also for list na Vincenzo Italiano, wey just leave Bologna after winning Coppa Italia 2024-25. The search dey continue as Milan try to find the right man to lead dem back to glory.
