AC Milan have officially announced Massimiliano Allegri as the new head coach.

Allegri is taking over from Sergio Conceicao, whose departure was announced yesterday by the club in a statement.

Sergio spent only six months with the club after signing an 18-month deal with the Serie A club.

In a club statement shared on their website today, May 30, it declared that "AC Milan announces that it has entrusted the technical management of the men's First Team to Massimiliano Allegri".

The ended by wishing Allegri a successful term with the club.

"The Club wishes Massimiliano and his collaborators a warm good luck" he said.

The current contract with AC Milan marks Allegri's second stint with the club.

He coached 178 games (91 victories, 49 draws, 38 defeats, 303 goals scored and 178 conceded) from 2010 to 2014, winning their last Serie A title in 2010–11, along with the Italian Super Cup in 2011.

However, he was let go after subsequent struggles.

Massimiliano Allegri has reportedly signed a two-year contract worth €5.5 million per season, with additional bonuses tied to performance with AC Milan.

He has an option to extend for a third year if he performs well, including winning a Serie A title.

Allegri has six Scudetti (Serie A titles) on his personal honours board – one with Milan and five with Juventus – plus three Supercoppa Italiani (one with Rossoneri, two in Turin) and holds the record for Coppa Italia wins: five, all with Bianconeri.

He joins a Milan that must be reborn after a failed season, without any European football to think about and a project to launch. To mark a new era, the Diavolo felt they needed a coach like him: an experienced, winning coach with personality.