Milan Part Ways with Allegri and Their Whole Management | OneFootball

Everyone but Zlatan Ibrahimovic will pay the price for Milan missing out on a top-four finish, as owner Gerry Cardinale fired coach Massimiliano Allegri, CEO Igli Tare and director Geoffrey Moncada and Igli Tare in one fell swoop, citing that the final results made the season an unequivocal failure.

The collective ousting will cost €22M, unless the boss finds a new landing spot soon. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the tycoon didn’t like the constant infighting and ultimately decided not to pick sides.

Milan have been in touch with Andoni Iraola, while Ibrahimovic is pushing for Xavi. The search is in early stages. In any case, the Rossoneri won’t hire Antonio Conte and won’t bring back Adriano Galliani as the apical director. Board member Massimo Calvelli is heavily contributing to the decisions, but he won’t lead the next front office.

Cardinale is aiming for a gaffer with a proactive playing style, moving away from 3-5-2. As for the execs, the most recent names to land on their radar are Fiorentina’s Fabio Paratici, who dismissed the notion not too long ago, former Barcelona and Manchester City Txiki Begiristain, and Toulouse’s Viktor Bezhani, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

Our Take on Milan

The progressive decline in the second half of the season amply justifies the call, but it’s still pretty bold to sack such a decorated manager after just one season. Plus, they hadn’t exactly qualified for the UEFA Champions League as consistently as Juventus in recent years. They have to nail the hirings now, and should go in order to avoid the same issues, picking the director first and letting him decide the boss, or choosing a pair who has already collaborated.