Ex-Arsenal chief Ivan Gazidis contacts Juventus boss Max Allegri about return to AC Milan
The Italian will leave the Old Lady at the end of the season but is open to an immediate return to football
IVAN GAZIDIS has contacted Massimiliano Allegri about returning to AC Milan as manager, according to reports.
The former Arsenal chief executive now holds the post at the San Siro club and it is thought he is keen to get Allegri back in the dugout.
Allegri spent four years as AC Milan boss between 2010 and 2014 before moving to Juventus, winning Serie A in all five seasons.
But he announced he will leave the club at the end of the season, with today's game against Sampdoria his last in charge of the Old Lady.
Allegri revealed he is not desperate to take a sabbatical and therefore could be looking to take a new job as soon as possible.
He told Sky Italia: "I am not particularly looking for a year off.
"I’ll only take a sabbatical if I have to, but otherwise the idea is to find a project that convinces me.
"Life is full of surprises and you have to be ready for anything.
"I train with joy and fun, because if I am not convinced by the squad at my disposal, I try changing things around, moving players into new positions and finding something different, otherwise I get bored."
But whether Allegri will want to head back to AC Milan - or move abroad for the first time in his career - remains unclear.
Links with Paris Saint-Germain were shattered yesterday when the club extended Thomas Tuchel's contract while Bayern Munich's interest has reportedly cooled.
According to , Gazidis - who took on the role in December - has actively gone out to try and lure Allegri in - suggesting he is set to axe current boss Gennaro Gattuso.
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But with Champions League football looking unlikely next season, the appeal of taking over at AC Milan is certainly not what it once was.
Meanwhile, Juventus are still on the hunt for their new boss.
Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho have all been linked but will not take the job, while Maurizio Sarri remains the favourite.