Overview
- Six months after his dismissal, former sporting director Igli Tare spoke to Sky Sport and offered a detailed insider account of AC Milan’s late‑season collapse.
- Tare said he and coach Massimiliano Allegri failed to spot damaging off‑field dynamics that broke the squad’s mentality during the final stretch of the season.
- He singled out Rafael Leão and Christian Pulisic for underperformance, saying Leão’s priorities had shifted toward life outside football and Pulisic went through a six‑month goal drought.
- Tare described strained governance and limited direct contact with owner Gerry Cardinale, saying intermediaries blocked decision‑making and helped cost Milan a planned signing of Granit Xhaka.
- The revelations follow the club’s mass May firing of Tare, Allegri and other executives and may intensify scrutiny of Milan’s recruitment choices, ownership oversight, and player futures.