News Focus
- Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has imposed a one-week deadline for Max Allegri to resolve his AC Milan contract termination
- Allegri demands €5 million total (€2m personal compensation + €3m for backroom staff) to leave Milan early despite being sacked for Champions League failure
- Milan owner Gerry Cardinale refuses to pay severance to coaching staff he dismissed for missing top-four targets
- The 56-year-old remains legally bound to the Rossoneri until June 2027 and cannot join Napoli without a mutual consent agreement
- The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona club will seek alternative managerial candidates if the impasse continues beyond the seven-day window
Max Allegri’s proposed switch to Napoli faces collapse after the Italian coach demanded millions in compensation to terminate his AC Milan deal. The former Juventus boss remains legally bound to the Rossoneri until 2027 despite his dismissal last month.
Milan removed Allegri from his position immediately after the club failed to secure Champions League qualification. The American owners, RedBird Capital, also terminated chief executive Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare and technical coordinator Geoffrey Moncada during the same clear-out.
However, Allegri cannot register as Napoli’s new manager until he officially severs ties with Milan. The 56-year-old insists on receiving €2 million personally, plus an additional €3 million to compensate his backroom team, before he agrees to an early exit.
Gerry Cardinale, the Milan proprietor, has reportedly rejected these demands. The American businessman refuses to reward coaching staff with severance packages after they failed to achieve the club’s minimum objective of top-four completion.
The stalemate has frustrated Napoli’s hierarchy. Club supremo Aurelio De Laurentiis has grown tired of waiting and issued a strict seven-day deadline for resolution. Sources indicate the film producer will abandon the pursuit of Allegri entirely if the matter remains unresolved by next week.
The Naples outfit may instead turn their attention to alternative candidates for the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona dugout should the negotiations fail to progress.