A Club in Crisis — The Rossoneri Tear It All Down
AC Milan have pulled the trigger on a sweeping and brutal end-of-season overhaul. Manager Massimiliano Allegri has been sacked with immediate effect, and he is not going alone. CEO Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare, and head of scouting Geoffrey Moncada have all been dismissed simultaneously — a total dismantling of the club’s leadership structure that signals the depth of fury at owner Gerry Cardinale over another catastrophic campaign.
The Final Straw: Missing Out on Champions League
Milan have missed out on Champions League qualification, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, club owner Gerry Cardinale has sacked all the directors, including Giorgio Furlani and Igli Tare, with Allegri also on the brink. A draw against Cagliari — who had already secured survival — was enough for Milan to earn a top-four finish, but the Rossoneri lost 2-1 at San Siro, ending the season in fifth place.
According to Gazzetta, the Rossoneri’s collapse had big consequences for all the decision-makers at Milanello. CEO Giorgio Furlani was expected to be sacked alongside sporting director Tare and technical director Geoffrey Moncada.
For a club of AC Milan’s stature — seven Champions League titles, 19 Serie A titles — finishing fifth and failing to qualify for Europe’s biggest stage is simply unacceptable.
A Season of Chaos & Broken Relationships
The rot at San Siro ran deep long before the final whistle of the season. AC Milan began the season with an excellent winning run, but the last few months were quite chaotic, with the team dropping out of the top four. Although Allegri’s continuity once seemed fairly certain, the Italian manager appeared to have changed his stance regarding his future after alleged disagreements with Zlatan Ibrahimović over the project.
According to Corriere della Sera, the relationship between Allegri and Ibrahimović broke down completely following an argument in early April 2026. During that dispute, the Swedish executive and the Italian manager clashed over the selection of the third goalkeeper for next season. In addition, Zlatan spoke directly with Youssouf Fofana and Rafael Leão to offer tactical advice, which further escalated tensions.
The final indignity came in the transfer window. In early January 2026, Allegri requested reinforcements, but those requests were rejected due to a lack of funds. Later, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s signing emerged, handled without his knowledge or Tare’s — and for this, Allegri was said to be determined to leave the club at the end of the season.
A manager undermined, a CEO powerless, a sporting director bypassed — it was a club governing itself in dysfunction.
Allegri: A Second Spell That Never Delivered
Allegri returned to Milan 11 years after he was first sacked, taking over from Sergio Conceição as head coach. It was hoped he could be the experienced, winning personality with the character needed to launch a new era for the club.
In his first spell at Milan from 2010 to 2014, Allegri had won the Serie A title in 2010-11 — the club’s first since 2004 — also winning the Supercoppa Italiana. But his second coming failed to recapture that magic. The Champions League dream has slipped away, and now so has his job.
His record across both his stints as a coach is remarkable — six Scudetti in total, five Coppa Italias, and Champions League final appearances with Juventus — but at Milan in 2025/26, none of that legacy could save him.
What Allegri Said
Even Allegri himself sensed what was coming. He admitted after the final day defeat: “We made a mistake, I made a mistake in these six defeats. The result at the end of the season is normal for it to tip the evaluation to one side, but I think we will have to be very clear-headed to evaluate at the end.”
The evaluation has been made — and it is damning.
What Comes Next for AC Milan?
With Allegri, Furlani, Tare, and Moncada all gone in one fell swoop, AC Milan now face a complete rebuild from the top down. Owner Gerry Cardinale must now find an entirely new leadership team — a new CEO, a new sporting structure, and crucially, a new head coach capable of restoring the Rossoneri to Champions League football and the glory their history demands.
The names of potential replacements will emerge in the coming days, but one thing is clear — AC Milan are starting again from zero. For a club of their magnitude, there is no time to waste.