Report Milan want Xabi Alonso or Italiano if Allegri is fired
There are reports Max Allegri won’t stay, so Milan could look towards ex-Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso or Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano, but one of them is heading to Chelsea.
The tension is growing behind the scenes after a run of dismal results put Champions League qualification at risk going into the final three rounds of the Serie A season.
Long-term Milan reporter and commentator Carlo Pellegatti claims on his YouTube channel that Allegri is at loggerheads with CEO Giorgio Furlani and will not have another season with him pulling the strings.
This is because it’s rumoured the Rossoneri signed players that Allegri quite simply did not want as part of his squad.
Milan looking for Allegri alternatives
If the coach was to walk away or get fired, then Furlani would turn towards other candidates, and they are already looking around.
The ideal would be Xabi Alonso, who had success at Bayer Leverkusen and was fired by Real Madrid in January, just 34 games into his tenure.
However, the same source insists that Alonso is already in advanced negotiations with troubled Chelsea.
Instead, the next most likely alternative is Italiano, who has hit a plateau at Bologna after beating Milan in the Coppa Italia Final last season.
He had already been considered for the San Siro job before Allegri was appointed.