Oliver Glasner has reached an agreement with Ac Milan on a two-year contract, but the club has still not made its final decision on who will lead the team next. The Austrian coach has emerged as the clearest candidate in Milan’s search to replace Massimiliano Allegri, yet the appointment remains unfinished.
That uncertainty is why the story is moving now. Milan are not just picking a coach; they are shaping the next phase of the club’s rebuild, and the choice is tied to a broader plan that also includes a new technical director. In that process, Glasner has already done what Milan asked of him. He turned down Feyenoord and made Milan his priority, a sign of how seriously he views the job and how far the talks have progressed.
Gazzetta reported that the deal under discussion would run for two years, with a salary between €3m and €4m and an option for one further campaign. That gives Milan a concrete framework to work from, even if it does not yet close the file. The club has also spoken with Matthias Jaissle, the Al Ahli coach whose release clause is set at €6m, and has met Ruben Amorim and Mauricio Pochettino in recent weeks. Amorim is backed by RedBird advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic, which adds another layer to the discussion around the direction Milan want to take.
The friction is not about whether Milan have options. It is about who will make the final call and when. Owner Gerry Cardinale wants to be much more involved than before and will personally choose the new coach after more rounds of talks in the coming days. His priority is to appoint a technical director first, with Ralf Rangnick still the top target for that role. Rangnick, who coaches Austria, has even paused contract extension talks with the Austrian federation and has already identified Glasner and Jaissle as ideal fits for Milan. For now, that leaves Glasner in front, but not yet through the door.
The next move belongs to Cardinale. If Milan appoint the technical director first, the coach search could sharpen quickly around Glasner; if not, the club may keep weighing the other names already on the table before the final choice is made.
