Allegri not interested in Italy job, eyes long-term project with AC Milan AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Saturday that he is not interested in taking up the vacant Italy job, adding that he intends to continue with the seven-time European champion.
Allegri had been linked, along with Napoli coach Antonio Conte, as a potential replacement for Gennaro Gattuso, who stepped down earlier this month after Italy failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup.
“My career speaks for itself. Changing jobs often isn’t part of my DNA,” Allegri told reporters ahead of Sunday’s Serie A fixture against Verona.
The 58-year-old first coached Milan between 2010 and 2014 before moving to Juventus, where he enjoyed a successful five-year spell. He returned to the Turin club in 2021 after a break from coaching and was dismissed three years later.
ALSO READ: Inter takes another step forward to win title; Como has UCL ambitions dented
“I like working in a club that is managed as a business and should be run that way,” Allegri said. “I like working and seeing progress. We can’t win the Champions League in two years, but you need to have that ambition because if you don’t think about the future, you stay stuck in the past.
“We’re in constant contact. I’ve given my suggestions for summer transfers, and the club’s management will work on that.”
Allegri took charge of Milan last summer and has the team in third place in Serie A, on course to qualify for the Champions League.
Milan is five points ahead of fifth-placed Como but has lost three of its last four matches.
Published on Apr 18, 2026
#Allegri #interested #Italy #job #eyes #longterm #project #Milan
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Saturday that he is not interested in taking up the vacant Italy job, adding that he intends to continue with the seven-time European champion.
Allegri had been linked, along with Napoli coach Antonio Conte, as a potential replacement for Gennaro Gattuso, who stepped down earlier this month after Italy failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup.
“My career speaks for itself. Changing jobs often isn’t part of my DNA,” Allegri told reporters ahead of Sunday’s Serie A fixture against Verona.
The 58-year-old first coached Milan between 2010 and 2014 before moving to Juventus, where he enjoyed a successful five-year spell. He returned to the Turin club in 2021 after a break from coaching and was dismissed three years later.
ALSO READ: Inter takes another step forward to win title; Como has UCL ambitions dented
“I like working in a club that is managed as a business and should be run that way,” Allegri said. “I like working and seeing progress. We can’t win the Champions League in two years, but you need to have that ambition because if you don’t think about the future, you stay stuck in the past.
“We’re in constant contact. I’ve given my suggestions for summer transfers, and the club’s management will work on that.”
Allegri took charge of Milan last summer and has the team in third place in Serie A, on course to qualify for the Champions League.
Milan is five points ahead of fifth-placed Como but has lost three of its last four matches.
Published on Apr 18, 2026

Post Comment