Milan, six months since Furlani’s departure: what the former AC Milan chief executive is doing now
The split came on 25 May 2026, when RedBird issued an official statement announcing the immediate end of Furlani’s tenure as chief executive. Sporting director Igli Tare, technical director Geoffrey Moncada and manager Massimiliano Allegri also left that day.
For months, the separation had been clear in practice, following a far-reaching decision involving the entire structure responsible for the club's sporting and management sides. The final formal step came on 22 September, when a new extract from AC Milan's company register confirmed the definitive end of the relationship.
Joining AC Milan in 2018, Furlani took a seat on the board of directors under Elliott's ownership. A manager with a high-level background primarily in finance, he helped restore the club's finances and bring stability after years of losses and repeated changes at corporate level. When RedBird completed their acquisition of AC Milan in August 2022, they retained Furlani as a link between the two owners. His knowledge of the club's internal structure proved valuable during the transition, and he became chief executive on 11 November 2022, replacing Ivan Gazidis. His tenure brought progress off the pitch but difficulties on it. The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 showed a third consecutive profit, of €3 million, and record revenue of €494.5 million. Results, though, did not always match the ambitions of a club expected to compete at the top of Serie A.
Furlani also paid the price for his lack of a direct relationship with one of AC Milan's most important assets: their supporters. Poor results on the pitch and some questionable management decisions turned that distance into outright hostility. As Corriere della Sera reported last spring, the Milan-born manager was already seriously considering leaving the club he has always said he loved and supported since childhood.
In recent months, the former chief executive has given no press interviews and issued no message about his departure after eight years at AC Milan. The wound left by a troubled and contested farewell is probably still open. After so many years at AC Milan, Furlani spent his first summer entirely with his family rather than playing a leading role in the transfer market.
A return to football with a club other than AC Milan looks unlikely for Furlani, from what has emerged. Having left Elliott for AC Milan several years ago, he is likely to put his know-how to use in finance again in future.
