La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Friday that Oliver Glasner has reached an agreement in principle to become AC Milan’s next head coach, signing a two‑year deal worth between €3m and €4m with an option for a further campaign.
The report says Glasner has prioritized Milan — he turned down an offer from Feyenoord — and is now waiting on the club to complete its internal process. Terms cited include a two‑year contract and the reported salary range; the paper added that a longer option remains on the table.
The practical consequence is immediate: Milan still do not have a final appointment. The club is searching for a replacement for Massimiliano Allegri while owner Gerry Cardinale signals he wants a more hands‑on role than previous administrations. Cardinale has made clear he intends to run further rounds of talks in the coming days and to personally pick the coach only after shoring up the club’s technical leadership.
That technical leadership is the hinge of the decision. Cardinale’s priority is to appoint a new technical director first, and Ralf Rangnick remains Milan’s top target for that post. Rangnick has reportedly paused contract‑extension talks with the Austrian federation and has already identified both Jaissle and Glasner as ideal coaching profiles for Milan, a fact that links the technical director search directly to the coaching shortlist.
Despite the reported Glasner agreement, Milan have continued to interview other candidates. The club has met with Matthias Jaissle, now coach of Al Ahli and carrying a €6m release clause, and with Ruben Amorim. Amorim arrives with public backing from RedBird advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic; the club’s handling of that endorsement has been part of the conversation inside Casa Milan. Mauricio Pochettino has also met with Milan in recent weeks, keeping the field crowded and the outcome uncertain.
The contradiction is simple: there is a concrete understanding with Glasner on paper, but Milan are not moving straight to a signature and announcement. Cardinale’s insistence on a technical director first, plus fresh conversations with Jaissle, Amorim and the lingering availability of Pochettino, mean the club is deliberately pacing the process rather than ratifying the reported agreement immediately.
What happens next is procedural and decisive. Cardinale is expected to hold more rounds of talks in the coming days; his timetable envisions the naming of a technical director before the final coaching appointment. If Rangnick is installed, his preferences — and the financial realities around a €6m release clause for Jaissle or negotiations over Amorim’s case — will shape whether Glasner’s general agreement converts into an official hire.
The unresolved question that will determine the next headline is not whether Glasner wants the job — he has made his preference clear by rejecting Feyenoord and prioritizing Milan — but whether Cardinale, backed by a yet‑to‑be‑appointed sporting director, will endorse that preference or pivot to another candidate. The coming days of talks will answer whether Glasner’s agreement becomes a contract or remains a reported step in a wider, deliberately slow decision‑making process.
