Overview
- Milan lost 2-1 at San Siro to Cagliari on Sunday, May 24, which left the club outside the top four and cost them Champions League qualification.
- The club issued an official statement on Monday that it has dismissed head coach Massimiliano Allegri, CEO Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare and technical director Geoffrey Moncada with immediate effect.
- Multiple reports say Cardinale will stay in control of the rebuild while keeping Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a special advisor and giving him a central role in choosing the new coaching and sporting setup.
- Fan anger and long‑running internal clashes over transfers and decision‑making had escalated before the final match, with large protests at San Siro that pressured ownership to act quickly.
- Milan have opened a summer rebuild that must appoint a new coach, sporting director and CEO, reshape transfer strategy and contend with the short‑term financial and sporting impact of missing the Champions League.