Iraola and Xavi top Milan names for new coach after Allegri fired | OneFootball

Andoni Iraola and Xavi are the top names emerging to take over at Milan after Max Allegri was sacked along with the entire directorial staff.

PARMA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 08: Massimiliano Allegri, Head Coach of AC Milan, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AC Milan at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

The Rossoneri announced in a single brutal statement this evening that they had done away with coach Allegri, director of sport Igli Tare, CEO Giorgio Furlani and technical director Geoffrey Moncada.

Owner Gerry Cardinale and special advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic are now working to completely rebuild the club after failing to qualify for the Champions League.

Iraola and Xavi on Milan list

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – MAY 24: Andoni Iraola, Manager of AFC Bournemouth, looks on after the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth at the City Ground on May 24, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images)

After initial Antonio Conte rumours, sources from with Milan told the Corriere dello Sport they were instead looking for a ‘Cesc Fabregas type’ of coach.

That fits the fresh reports this evening that the top two names are Iraola and Xavi.

There is some mixed reporting on the Iraola situation, with Sky Sports UK claiming that Milan reached out to his representatives, whereas Italian media are more confident the Bournemouth boss was instead proposed to the Rossoneri by intermediaries.

He turns 44 next month and has been at Bournemouth since 2023, but is set to walk away this summer for a new adventure.

Xavi is 46 years old and currently out of contract after his experiences with Al-Sadd and Barcelona, leaving the latter in June 2024.

There had also been some reports that Iraola was on the radar for Napoli to replace Conte, but that was dismissed by Sportitalia, who again said intermediaries were shopping his name around in Serie A.