Vincenzo Italiano does not leave, but adjusts his contract at Bologna (from 2.1 to 3 million euros) and extends it until June 30, 2027.
Milan turn toward Allegri after missed targets
And so, the page turns, and Milan shifts decisively toward Massimiliano Allegri. In fact, there were contacts with the coach’s entourage both last night and this morning. A track that now becomes absolutely primary, and a name that finally carries real guarantees regarding the club’s ambitions—after the incomprehensible choices of 12 months ago (chief among them, that of Lopetegui).
Eleven and a half years later, with a few less hairs and many more trophies, Massimiliano Allegri—with six league titles—is today the second most successful coach in Serie A history after Giovanni Trapattoni.
And with the 2023 Coppa Italia win, he pulled ahead of everyone, becoming the most successful coach in the competition (5 titles). He left Milan 11 and a half years ago, after a cold January night in Reggio Emilia, when the Rossoneri had already long begun down the path of the 'banter era'. The year before, he had managed to bring Milan into the Champions League despite the team being dismantled around him. And when the squad was truly the strongest of all, he won. Maybe without dazzling with his playing style, but he still won.
Ironically, both he and Igli Tare are once again tied to the choices of Antonio Conte.
Today, the decision to stay or not in Naples will influence the Livorno-born coach, who already has a verbal agreement with De Laurentiis to replace him. In the summer of 2014, Max was a free agent and one step away from signing with Lazio. "In my opinion, he’s the best Italian coach," Tare would say a few years later, acknowledging the talks. It came to nothing, then Conte unexpectedly left Juventus and Allegri was chosen to coach the Bianconeri instead. Tare would console himself with another coach who would go on to make Milan history: Stefano Pioli.
Source: Milannews.it.
