Milan were beaten out of the Europa League knockout leg by Roma in the second leg of the knockout round, and if the Milan derby at the weekend could not prevent local rivals Inter Milan from winning the league title early. Milan's current manager, Stefano Pioli, is likely to be out of the picture. Milan are likely to hire a new manager this summer to take over from Stefano Pioli. Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has returned to Milan's top management, is likely to step in and use his connections to help Milan decide on a new manager.
According to the latest news provided by Italian media Telelombardia, the current Juventus coach Allegri has taken the initiative to contact Ibrahimovic, Juventus has a poor record this season, and Allegri, as the coach, is likely to be fired at the end of the season. Allegri has reached out to Ibrahimovic in the hope of returning to the Rossoneri this summer to succeed Stefano Pioli as Milan's new manager. Allegri has won six Serie A titles, having managed AC Milan and Juventus to a Serie A title in 2010-11 and Juventus to five Serie A titles. It is worth mentioning that in the season when Allegri led Milan to win the championship, Ibrahimovic was awarded the championship as the team's main center forward. It also allowed Ibrahim to establish a good relationship with Allegri.
A six-time Serie A winner, Allegri has extensive experience in Serie A and the Champions League, and he has a wealth of experience as Milan manager and knows the team's environment and culture well. Moreover, Ibrahimovic, who is in Milan's senior management, will also actively cooperate with the club, namely Allegri, to carry out the summer recruitment work, minimize the run-in time to achieve the plug-and-play effect. It is reported that Milan have not responded at the moment, and they want to see how Pioli performs next. In addition to Milan, Naples is also one of Allegri's possible destinations.
Personally, I think that although the Italian media broke the rumors that Pioli was about to return to Milan after Milan's Europa League exit, Milan has not completely given up on Pioli. There is some uncertainty as to whether Allegri will stay in the role, but one thing is for sure, even if Allegri leaves Juventus, the Serie A champions will soon find a new club to return to the coaching pad. Milan are also under pressure from competition, but Allegri and Ibrahimovic have a good personal relationship, and the Allegri has laid a good foundation for his return to Milan.