After the draw for next season’s fixtures, AC Milan find themselves in a situation that probably has no precedent in their recent history: without a chief executive officer, without a sporting director and without a head coach officially in post, all while there is still no confirmed date for the summer training camp. While the other major sides in Serie A have greeted the 2026–27 fixture list, presented during the Serie A Festival in Parma, with curiosity and interest, at the Rossoneri the focus can only be on ownership and managerial matters, inevitably pushing the fixture list into the background.
A true paradox, if one considers that the publication of the fixtures traditionally represents the first step towards the new season. For many rivals it is already time to plan for the future; for AC Milan, instead, the priority remains sorting out the present, so much so that even the opening match against Torino has inevitably been pushed into the background.
The urgency of defining a clear hierarchy at board level is the key step needed to then accurately identify the profile of the new head coach, tasked with inheriting the legacy of Massimiliano Allegri, who is close to joining Napoli. In a context made up of doubts and few certainties, AC Milan are required to restart from figures with proven football experience, but ongoing internal tensions are further slowing down decision-making and planning for the coming season.
With numerous contractual situations still unresolved and many players expressing a desire to leave the Rossoneri club, alongside the need for significant changes to the squad, AC Milan still have no clear direction on how to structure the next transfer campaign, also due to the absence of the key figures meant to lead these decisions.
The season just ended, judged to be deeply disappointing, clearly highlighted the difficulties of a project that never managed to guarantee technical stability or consistent performances. Over time, questionable and poorly coordinated decisions have accumulated, affecting the team’s competitiveness and often leaving the coach without real support in the most difficult moments.
While others look ahead, the Devil is still searching for its identity, tasked with building a clear structure in the hope of being ready for the start of the new league campaign. At present, however, the numerous rumours about possible new executives and future technical leaders are not helping to generate the confidence the Rossoneri environment needs.
On the contrary, the atmosphere of uncertainty is also reflected outside the club, where several signs of protest against the ownership are appearing on the streets of Milan. A context that reflects a delicate moment with no recent precedent, in which the risk is of drifting further away from what AC Milan have been, and from what, by history and ambition, they should return to being.
