Massimiliano Allegri is playing a central role in AC Milan’s decisions regarding the summer transfer window, Matteo Moretto reports.
In a statement on the official website just over a week ago, Milan announced that Allegri will be back for a second spell at the club. He takes over from Sergio Conceicao as the head coach, who joined on December 30 but lasted just a few months before being relieved of his duties.
In a feature we revealed the full background on how Allegri’s return materialised, and since then there have been a lot of rumours regarding signings and sales. The most significant belonged to the latter category, with Tijjani Reijnders joining Manchester City for a significant fee.
Moretto on Allegri’s powers
Matteo Moretto has given an update on Milan’s mercato, more specifically the role that Allegri is playing in the construction of the squad for 2025-26 and beyond. His words were relayed by MilanNews.
“Allegri is totally at the centre of the market, he is in every decision, and he directs where and how he can. He is certainly the coach with the most specific weight on the market in recent years,” he said.
Speaking of which, there are reports this morning that Allegri’s desire to keep Mike Maignan – who has seen a move to Chelsea collapse – could see renewal talks reopened with the goalkeeper.
Not a good sign. Tare should be in charge.
Eh…it’s a collaboration. The coach knows what style he wants to play and what profile best fits it.
Might have specific players in mind too, especially those already in Serie A.
I’m sure Tare is also very involved.
Read buddy, read, don’t be quick to nag.
He is at the center does not mean he is in charge.
It simply means he is involved, player choices are made after consulting him if the players are functional in his system.
In well run clubs as a matter of fact, the coach identifies a player he likes and recommends to the Director for proper scouting based upon which a final decision will be made.
This is a welcome development, I can see we are trying to be a serious club after such an embarrassing season.
I’d much prefer to go back to the days of one person making all of the decisions.
Nowadays there seems to be more directors and middle men than footballers.
The theory was that a director of sport would bring continuity because the manager could be disposable whilst the long term strategy remains in tact.
But actually what’s happened is that these directors need to justify their existence by engaging in endless transfers which then undermine said continuity.
Even Maldini and Massara signed (google tells me) 36 players in their short time. That’s a squad and half of players.
I’d be fully supportive of giving Allegri total rein and backing him for 5 seasons regardless of the results. That’s how most normal organisations operate.
Looks like you’re going to be a great fan this season.
It wasn’t Alegri’s fault we sold Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva to PSG. It was the beginning of the banter era when Milan was not sustainable anymore. Galiani and Berlusconi couldn’t buy good players anymore due to lack of budget. They sold them to balance the budget, then came a bunch of average players to Milan, and finally the sold Milan to the Chinese.
Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be? Allocate the budget to the sporting Director, who controls the market with the specifications from the coach.
Allegri likes jack of all trade masters of none players with experience aka old and slow. He’s a dinosaur who still plays catenaccio. Can’t wait for the fastest team in Serie A with Vlahovic Rabiot and Xhaka. We’re just missing De Sciglio.
@Kaka, Lmao 😂.
You’re right Bro.
Let’s also get Pepe Reina and Odion Ighalo.
Then the 2nd star is confirmed.
You buy the players he wants and what happens if it doesn’t work out and he gets fired? There are still players you can’t get rid of.
For instance, Maldini bought CDK who’s a box player, an SS.
But our coach doesn’t play with an SS and they forced him to play CAM where he failed, and he was our biggest transfers that era, a flop.
So in order to avoid that, consult the coach. Simple.
From Man City, Barca, Bayern, all the properly run club follow this principle as the barest minimum for incoming transfers.
Of course, the coach must be informed about transfers and give his opinion. The club must take care of everything.
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I can’t believe I’m happy to see Allegri back. Never thought I’d say that, but after last season … I’m desperate. With that being said I will never forget the sale of Zlatan and Thiago Silva to PSG with Allegri at the helm with ZERO plan to replace them or reinvest the money. That helped start a decade of disaster.
That was the beginning, but it could have been solved if a billionaire bought from Berlusconi, none was forth coming, he had to sell to the Chinese guy unfortunately, these Americans sadly are trying to salvage the situation, but Italy is not an easy country to do business, especially when your best players leave for free with zero funds received to replace them.
They also want to sell, but no buyer forthcoming, but we blame them everyday.
No he didn’t. Rocco Commisso wanted to buy Milan and Berlusconi refused to sell to him. That’s why he bought Fiorentina instead.
With Rocco Commisso a known Milan fan and a footballer in his college days we would have never been in this mess to begin with.
Berlusconi screwed Milan and sold out to the Chinese due to tax evasion and money laundering. Rocco Commisso is a billionaire and he has the money to buy and own Milan.
The Chinese conglomerates were frauds who had to take out loans they couldn’t pay off to buy Milan.
I hope I’m not missing something, but I thought Rocco Commisso tried to buy from the Chinese guy before Elliot takeover and not Berlusconi.
Not because he’s slightly better than Fonz and Sarge means we have to accept whatever gets thrown at us. Where the ambition? The drive? Allegri averaged 1.8 points in his second stint at Juve which is just marginally better than Fonz/Sarge at 1.7. I pointed to the second stint because that’s the type of team he’s getting, not the dominant one in the first stint.
Allegri will want all new players change up the formation and takes us to 6th next season. He will say he needs another year for the players to settle. After a bad second season we will sack him and have another revolution.
Allegri might not be the best out there at the moment, but he seems like the ideal profile to kick-start an era after such a woeful defensive display last season.
We conceded so many cheap goals, even if that’s the only thing Allegri can correct, we can build on from there.
Already wishing us a bad season ahead, just to satisfy your washed-up ego to “I said it”.
Being antagonist doesn’t by any means qualify you and your teenage wailers as real fans.
Simply go cheer for merda.
Some sense from management, then. Manager/Coach picks the players.
Wasn’t this the past conflict of interest between Pioli, Maldini/Masara…. CDK a prime example.
Exactly how it should be.
Given the crap we’ve been linked with in recent weeks – Rabiot, Xhaka and now Suele, I’m not happy with Allegri’s influence. These don’t seem like Tare signings. At Lazio he brought in unknowns, not ageing crap. It would have been better to give Abate the job and tell him to bring through the Primavera players.
I am a bit concerned about that too. We are being linked with too many aging players and I am not convinced about signing a 40yr Luka Modric either. I think that’s the wrong direction.
We need solid players in their prime between ages 22-26. There are so many players at this age who have already proven themselves in the top leagues.
Ryan Cherki (Man City bound) was cheap for example. Players like Quentin Timber, Edon Zhegrova, Malik Tilman, Calafiori, Udogie, Rovella, etc. there are so many talented players playing in top leagues around this age group that are not expensive.
So I am not happy about Milan building a team around 30 yr olds and 40 year old players.