Christian Pulisic's next manager? AC Milan's No.1 candidate revealed amid pressure on Sergio Conceicao

Milan currently sit ninth in Serie A, eight points behind fourth-placed Juventus. As a result, the club are determined to make a managerial change and Conceicao is set to leave the club in the summer, regardless of how the Rossoneri finish the season. Milan are keen to appoint Igli Tare as sporting director, and he wants to appoint Allegri, per Gazzetta dello Sport.

The 57-year-old has been out of work since leaving Juventus at the end of 2024. He had been in charge across two spells at the club, from 2014 to 2019 and then from 2021 to 2024. Having been waiting for a new opportunity, he is reported to be keen on a return to Serie A, and Milan could offer the perfect route back in. He did, of course, manage the club for four years from 2010 to 2014, winning Serie A once.

Allegri is a hugely experienced figure with an immense amount of credit in the bank. He has won Serie A six times, five of those coming at Juve and one at Milan. A return to former glories is clearly a seductive prospect for the latter.

Milan face Atalanta this Sunday in Serie A before a clash with Inter in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg. The tie is poised at 1-1 from the first leg and Conceicao will hope to go out in a blaze of glory.