Massimiliano Allegri pledged Monday to rebuild Milan’s earlier glory as he returned as a manager of strict Italian giants for a second magic.

Rossoneri He had returned to the winner of the Allegri series after the club collapsed to his worst end of the League within a decade – leading to the axis of Sergio Conceicao after five miserable months at the top.

“The goal for this season is to go back to the Champions League as an AC Milan club must play in Europe,” Allegri told reporters in Singapore, where his team will face Arsenal on Wednesday in a pre-season friendly.

“This is the only target for me from getting. These are the games the team lives for. We won’t see you back, but we look forward to the future now,” added the 57-year-old Italian.

Milan completed the 2024/25 campaign in eighth place – losing European qualification – and fell to the Coppa Italia final against Bologna.

After that, Allegri was brought to replace Conceicao at the head of the club, which he previously reached from 2010 to 2014.

Allegri won Scudetto in his first season in charge of Milan – the first of the club since 2004 – before enjoying a prevailing magic in Juventuswhere he wrapped five direct titles of series A.

“It’s been more than a decade since I first took responsibility for Milan. The situation is definitely different now. Many has changed, not only in Milan, but in the world of football,” He said.

“But the overall purpose remains the same, and that means returning this club where it belongs, and this is the Champions League,” Allegri said.

He said he will see the last signature of Modric Luke BY Madrid true To restore Milan status between the European elite, where they are seven -time European champions.

At 39, the winner of Ballon D’Art 2018 still has a lot to offer, and Allegri will count on his wealth of experience and leadership to inspire the team.

“Modric is a proven champion who does not need any presentation. He is a role model not only from discipline but the technical perspective,” Allegri said.