--- title: "Ruben Amorim โ€” new head coach of AC Milan: how the Portuguese will restart his career after failure at Manchester United" description: "๐Ÿ”ฅ Ruben Amorim โ€” new head coach of AC Milan! After failure at Manchester United, the Portuguese gets a chance to reboot his career in Italy. Contract until 2028, extension option โ€” everything is ready for signing. What awaits Amorim in Milan? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโšฝ" date: 2026-06-16T16:16:13.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ruben-amorim-new-head-coach-of-ac-milan-how-the-portuguese-will-restart-his-career-after-failure-at-manchester-united tags: [] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Ruben Amorim โ€” new head coach of AC Milan: how the Portuguese will restart his career after failure at Manchester United ![Ruben Amorim at Champions League press conference, new head coach of Milan](https://xab.info/media/2026/06/16/ruben-amorim-novyy-glavnyy-trener-milana-kak-portugalec-perezapustit-kareryu-posle-provala-v-manchester-yunayted/ruben-amorim-novyy-glavnyy-trener-milana-kak-portugalec-perezapustit-kareryu-posle-provala-v-manchester-yunayted-1.webp) Italian football club AC Milan has appointed a new head coach. According to insider Fabrizio Romano, the "rossoneri" have reached a verbal agreement with former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. The contract will be signed for two years โ€” until June 2028, with an option to extend for one more season. Amorim has agreed to all terms and will officially become the head coach of the Milan club this week. For the 41-year-old Portuguese, this is a chance to reboot his career after one of the most high-profile failures in modern English football history. ### From Manchester United to Milan: a path through collapse Amorim arrived at Manchester United at the end of 2024 with high expectations. However, his tactical experiments did not yield the desired results: the team dropped to 15th place in the Premier League table, which became a historic low for the club in recent decades. Conflict with the management and lack of progress led to his resignation in early 2025. Now Amorim gets a second chance โ€” in Italy, where the coaching school traditionally values discipline, structure, and adaptability. Milan, undergoing a period of transformation after the departure of Stefano Pioli, sees in the Portuguese a person capable of returning stability and ambition to the team. ### What awaits Amorim in Milan? The new coach faces several key tasks: - Restore team spirit and trust within the squad. - Adapt his tactical model to Italian football, where ball control, positional play, and defensive organization are crucial. - Work with young players and integrate them into the main squad โ€” Milan is betting on rejuvenating the roster. - Return the club to the fight for titles and the Champions League. Amorim is known for his flexibility: he successfully worked in Portugal with Benfica, where he won three championships and the national cup, and also demonstrated the ability to quickly adapt to new conditions. His experience in Europe and ability to work with different types of players could become a decisive factor for success in Milan. ### Reaction of fans and experts Milan fans met the news with cautious optimism. Many remember how the club previously hired foreign coaches โ€” and not always did it end in success. However, Amorim's name sounds fresh and promising. Experts note that if the Portuguese can find common ground with players and management, he has every chance to return the "rossoneri" to the top of Italian football. "This is a risky, but potentially winning move," comments one of the Italian analysts. "Amorim is a coach with character, he knows how to achieve results, but he needs time. If Milan gives him freedom of action, the result could be impressive". ### Outlook for the season The 2025/26 season will be decisive for Amorim. He must show that his methods work not only in Portugal but also in Italy. The first round of Serie A is already close, and the first matches will be a litmus test for the new coach. Milan is a club with a huge history, but also with high expectations. Amorim must be ready for pressure from all sides. But if he copes โ€” this could mark the beginning of a new era for the "rossoneri".