Ruben Amorim has agreed to become AC Milan head coach, giving the Serie A club a reported post-Massimiliano Allegri direction after a failed push to return to the Champions League.
The Guardian reported Monday that Amorim has agreed a two-year deal with an option for a third season. The report moves the story beyond the earlier stage in which ESPN identified him as the leading contender for the job.
Milan Move From Search To Agreement
AC Milan have been rebuilding their football operation after dismissing Allegri following a fifth-place Serie A finish. ESPN reported Milan missed Champions League qualification and that RedBird Capital also dismissed the club's chief executive and sporting director during the overhaul.
The Guardian reported that Milan had also wanted Cesc Fabregas, but Como would not give permission for talks with their manager. That left Amorim as the leading route for a club trying to reset quickly after an uneven 2025-26 campaign.
No official AC Milan announcement was extracted in the fast publishing window, so the appointment is described here as a reported agreement rather than a club-confirmed unveiling.
Amorim Returns After United Exit
Amorim, 41, left Manchester United in January after a difficult 14-month spell. ESPN reported that his United tenure included a 15th-place Premier League finish and a Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
His reputation still rests heavily on his work at Sporting CP, where he established himself as one of Europe's most closely watched coaches before moving to England.
For Milan, the decision is about more than filling a vacancy. The club are trying to build a new technical structure after a season that ended outside the Champions League places and prompted wider executive changes.
Serie A Reset Starts On The Bench
The reported agreement gives Milan a coach with recent experience at two high-pressure clubs and a defined tactical profile, but the immediate task is practical: stabilize a squad that underperformed in Serie A and make Milan competitive again for a top-four place.
The Guardian report did not disclose salary terms or a compensation figure, and no source-backed staff appointments or presentation date were available in the checked material.
What is clear from the sourced reporting is the change in status. Amorim was a contender over the weekend; by Monday, the agreement was reported as in place.