Official: Allegri new coach of Napoli after AC Milan contract terminated

Max Allegri is formally the brand new coach of Napoli after lastly managing to terminate his contract with Milan by mutual consent, over a month on from his dismissal.

and was confirmed by Napoli this morning.

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“SSC Napoli want to welcome Massimiliano Allegri as our new first crew head coach. Allegri has signed a contract with the membership till 30 June 2029,” Napoli

“After an extended taking part in profession – which included a stint with Napoli through the 1997/98 season – Max Allegri started his teaching journey within the 2003/04 marketing campaign with Aglianese. In 2007/08, he led to their first-ever promotion to Serie B and likewise received the Serie C1 Tremendous Cup that very same yr. Just a few months later, he made his Serie A training debut with , ending the season in ninth place and profitable the Panchina d’Oro award.

“In 2010, he joined Milan, profitable the membership’s 18th Scudetto and sixth Italian Tremendous Cup. From 2014 to 2019, he managed , profitable 5 consecutive league titles, 4 consecutive Coppa Italia trophies and two Italian Tremendous Cups. Throughout this era he additionally led the Bianconeri to the Champions League closing twice. After a two-year hiatus, he went again to handle Juventus, profitable his fifth Coppa Italia in 2024. Final season, he was again within the dugout at Milan, ending the marketing campaign in fifth place.

“A giant welcome to our new head coach Max Allegri!”

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Allegri was additionally welcomed by the same old tweet from membership president Aurelio De Laurentiis.

New Napoli journey for Allegri

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 06: Massimiliano Allegri AC Milan greets Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach earlier than the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 06, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)

Allegri had solely taken the Milan job final summer time, however was sacked the day after fumbling fourth place to overlook out on the Champions League qualifying spots.

Allegri was fired together with director of sport Igli Tare, technical director Geoffrey Moncada and CEO Giorgio Furlani as a part of a mass clear-out at San Siro.

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 06: Massimiliano Allegri, head coach of AC Milan gestures through the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 06, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)

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with Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis to take over from Antonio Conte, who walked away following two years the place he received the Scudetto and the Supercoppa Italiana.

Nevertheless, reaching a take care of Milan to terminate the present contract proved trickier, as weeks of talks had been required because of the Rossoneri’s administration overhaul.

Now the coach is free to place pen to paper on a three-year contract on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The 58-year-old has had two totally different spells at Milan, in 2010-14 after which once more in 2025-26, in addition to with Juventus from 2014-19 after which 2021-24.

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