We are heading into the summer once again and to no one’s surprise, AC Milan could again be looking for a reset.
It has become an almost constant situation at this point. Milan, evidently, cannot go a year without suggesting that there is a problem and there is no long-term future at this moment. Indeed, it has become a constant cycle of restarting things if falling at the first hurdle.
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Because ultimately, that is what this is. The Rossoneri have not even got through their first season with Massimiliano Allegri at the helm and there are already suggestions that it could be his last. Now, these have come from three routes.
Firstly, there were suggestions about him leaving to head to another team/organisation. Both Real Madrid and the FIGC have had interest in Allegri to be their next manager. The former has quietened significantly, yet rumours about a role with the national team have not.
Then, there would be his own desire to leave if he is not well backed this summer, which would be understandable.
Finally, a sort of mutual goodbye could take place if the Diavolo do not reach the Champions League, where the management and Allegri decide that they are better moving apart if they do not reach their goals for this season.
Unfortunately, it appears the fanbase is torn on which would be the better option, but it is undeniably a huge gamble either way.
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With Allegri, you get a proven winner and whilst this season he has not won anything, you’ve got to ask, would anyone have? Most of the elite brackets of coaches would not and they would demand significantly more investment.
In many ways, Allegri is trying to build something with only his bare hands, with the occasional access to a boost. Most of the team, ultimately, is not his and that has an effect. If given the license to build his own squad, things would be expected to change.
The alternative view is that his football is unattractive and that makes the actual goal not worth it, or at least not like this. Of course, if the Rossoneri were to win a Scudetto it would be huge. However, doing so in this manner could end up feeling like a chore.
Regardless of which side of the fence you are on, it is undeniable that this is a massively toxic trait for the club and it is one which Milan must stop either with the continuation of Allegri or with the long-term plan of his replacement. Financially, if nothing else, it is not viable.
