Overview
- Ralf Rangnick met Milan owner Gerry Cardinale and senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Vienna this week to outline a plan for a Head of Technical Area role.
- He has conditioned any move on starting only after the World Cup when his Austria contract expires and has said the Austrian federation is his sole contractual contact until then.
- Rangnick is seeking sweeping powers to appoint the next first‑team coach, reorganise the technical department and lead football strategy across the club.
- He wants to bring a large, multi‑person staff—reported in the double digits—with emphasis on scouting and data analysis and to create a clear youth‑to‑first‑team pathway.
- Milan leadership are weighing the proposal and expect to decide in the coming days as part of a wider rebuild triggered by the reported departures of Allegri and senior directors, and the plan revives past public tensions between Rangnick and Ibrahimovic.