Reports in Italy claim that Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri is ‘determined’ to leave the club at the end of the season following a ‘falling-out’ with senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Allegri wants to leave Milan, potentially for Italy job
It has been a complicated season for the Rossoneri, who had put together a 24-match unbeaten run earlier this campaign, but are now at risk of missing out on their season-long goal of qualifying for the Champions League after a complete collapse of form since the beginning of April.
Milan are currently in fourth place with two matches to go, level on points with the fifth-placed Roma and just two above Cesc Fabregas’s ambitious Como side.
Tensions have been rising behind the scenes in Milan as well. Recent reports claim that most of Milan’s directors, including Giorgio Furlani, Igli Tare and Geoffrey Moncada are at risk of facing the consequences for Milan’s season, and now, according to updates from Corriere della Sera, there has also been a falling-out between head coach Allegri and senior advisor to the board, Ibrahimovic.
MARCH 08: Senior Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks on before the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on March 08, 2026 in San Siro, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
According to Corriere della Sera’s reconstruction of events, the relationship between Allegri and Ibrahimovic is now ‘non-existent’. The feud reportedly began after Milan’s 1-0 loss against Napoli at the beginning of April, supposedly stemming from a discussion over a third-choice goalkeeper for the 2026-27 season.
Following the alleged argument on April 6, Ibrahimovic was not seen at Milanello for several weeks, and has only recently returned to the club’s training ground.
Thursday’s report claims that there has always been underlying tension between Allegri and Ibrahimovic dating back to the coach’s first stint in charge of the club, when he had the Swede among his centre-forward options.
Allegri was also disappointed to discover that Ibrahimovic regularly has conversations with Antonio Cassano, one of Milan’s loudest and fiercest critics of recent times. Corriere della Sera claims that Ibrahimovic has overstepped the mark by speaking to some of the Milan players, including Youssouf Fofana and Rafael Leao, and giving them tactical advice.
MAY 10: Rafael Leao gestures during the Serie A match against Atalanta BC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 10, 2026 in San Siro, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
The Corriere della Sera report does not paint a pretty picture of the situation behind the scenes at Milanello, and it suggests that Allegri is keen to leave the club at the end of the season, regardless of whether or not the team qualifies for next year’s Champions League.
Meanwhile, Allegri is still one of the coaches in the running to replace Gennaro Gattuso as the leader of the Italy national team. Recent reports claim that he will be the ‘favourite’ should the current frontrunner Giovanni Malagò win the upcoming FIGC election.
