MN: Allegri expressed ‘annoyance’ over Milan’s €8m deal for Cisse – the reasons

By: Oliver Fisher

Alphadjo Cisse is the man of the moment for AC Milan, and yet there were some within the club at the time who opposed his arrival.

Cisse is currently the top scorer in the team with eight goals to his name, earning him a senior Italian national team call-up from Roberto Mancini. All this for a player who missed the first half of 2026 due to injury and has only just turned 20.

There is now talk of Premier League clubs expressing their interest in signing him, but in the meantime Milan have a counter-move ready: the extension of his contract with a pay rise as a reward.

MilanNews reveal the back story regarding his arrival. In January, Cisse seemed destined to join PSV Eindhoven, but a phone call from Milan changed everything. When the Rossoneri entered the race, the forward put PSV on hold and made it clear where he wanted to go.

Milan then convinced Verona with a bid of €8m and persuaded Cisse with a development plan, including that he could remain on loan in Serie B with Catanzaro. Geoffrey Moncada identified him and Giorgio Furlani was key in the negotiations with his agency CAA Base, too.

However, not everyone at Milan was in favour. The report claims that Massimiliano Allegri did not like the idea of allocating part of the budget on a young player while his side were in a title fight. Niclas Füllkrug was the only first-team reinforcement, arriving on loan from West Ham.

Allegri did not fail to express his ‘annoyance and negativity’ regarding the Cisse operation, which was later finalised by Furlani. In the end, the head coach, CEO and the chief scout (Moncada) would all be dismissed after the final game of the season.