Milan Appoints Rúben Amorim as New Head Coach
AC Milan’s long search for a new leader on the touchline is closing in on its conclusion – and it will not be Ralf Rangnick, Mauricio Pochettino or Arne Slot walking into Milanello. All roads now point to Rúben Amorim.
Reports in Italy on Monday described the move as a “done deal”, with Sky Sport Italia, transfer specialist Matteo Moretto and several other outlets aligned: Amorim is set to become the new Milan head coach.
The agreement, according to those reports, is straightforward but decisive. Amorim will sign an initial two-year contract, running until the summer of 2028, with an option for a further 12 months that would take the deal to 2029. Moretto has indicated that the paperwork should be formalised within hours, underlining the urgency inside Casa Milan as pre-season edges closer.
The numbers reflect both ambition and expectation. Earlier on Monday, reports claimed Milan had put a salary of €3.5 million per season on the table, plus bonuses tied to Champions League qualification. In other words: return this club to Europe’s elite, and you get rewarded.
Milan need more than just a coach. They need a new structure.
The Rossoneri have been without a head coach since Massimiliano Allegri was dismissed the day after the 2025-26 campaign ended. That decision triggered a sweeping clear-out at the top of the club. Sporting director Igli Tare, technical director Geoffrey Moncada and CEO Giorgio Furlani were all removed on the same day, leaving a vacuum in the football department of one of Europe’s great institutions.
At one stage, it looked as though that void would be filled by another former Manchester United figure. Milan held advanced talks with Ralf Rangnick, initially earmarked for the role of sporting director. In the background, a clear blueprint began to form: Rangnick upstairs, Oliver Glasner in the dugout. Several Italian outlets reported that the German would look to appoint Glasner as head coach, a double act designed to reshape Milan in a more modern, data-driven image.
That vision has evaporated. Discussions between Milan and Rangnick collapsed, and the German chose instead to extend his commitment to the Austria national team. Once Rangnick stepped away, the Glasner route closed with him.
So Milan pivoted again. Names like Mauricio Pochettino and Arne Slot surfaced, each bringing a different tactical and cultural profile. Yet as the clock ticked towards the start of pre-season, the club could not afford to drift. The squad needed clarity. Planning for the 2026-27 campaign could not wait.
That urgency has pushed Amorim to the front of the queue.
If the final documents go through as expected, Milan will not just have found a coach. They will have drawn a line under a turbulent post-Allegri interlude and handed the keys of a restless, demanding club to a man now tasked with dragging the Rossoneri back into the Champions League – and keeping them there.
