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

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3 July 2026

Max Allegri is officially the new coach of

Napoli

after finally managing to terminate his contract with

Milan

by mutual consent, over a month on from his dismissal.

The decision had been in the air

and was confirmed by

this morning.

“SSC

would like to welcome Massimiliano Allegri as our new first team head coach. Allegri has signed a contract with the club until 30 June 2029,”

said.

“After a long playing career – which included a stint with

during the 1997/98 season – Max Allegri began his coaching journey in the 2003/04 campaign with Aglianese. In 2007/08, he led Sassuolo to their first-ever promotion to Serie B and also won the Serie C1 Super Cup that same year. A few months later, he made his

Serie A

coaching debut with Cagliari, finishing the season in ninth place and winning the Panchina d’Oro award.

“In 2010, he joined

, winning the club’s 18th Scudetto and sixth Italian Super Cup. From 2014 to 2019, he managed

Juventus

, winning five consecutive league titles, four consecutive

Coppa Italia

trophies and two Italian Super Cups. During this period he also led the Bianconeri to the Champions League final twice. After a two-year hiatus, he went back to manage

, winning his fifth

in 2024. Last season, he was back in the dugout at

, finishing the campaign in fifth place.

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

Allegri was also welcomed by the usual tweet from club president Aurelio De Laurentiis.

–

Friday, 3 July 2026

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 06: Massimiliano Allegri AC

greets Antonio Conte SSC

head coach before the

match between SSC

and AC

at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 06, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Allegri had only taken the

job last summer, but was sacked the day after fumbling fourth place to miss out on the Champions League qualifying spots.

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

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 06: Massimiliano Allegri, head coach of AC

gestures during the

He was quickly able to agree terms

with

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

However, reaching a deal with

to terminate the existing contract proved trickier, as weeks of talks were required due to the Rossoneri’s management overhaul.

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

The 58-year-old has had two different spells at

, in 2010-14 and then again in 2025-26, as well as with

from 2014-19 and then 2021-24.

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