Rangnick expected to turn down Milan opportunity and remain with Austria

The latest reports claim that Ralf Rangnick has grown tired of waiting for a response from Milan, and that he is increasingly less likely to join the Rossoneri as their new technical director.

Rangnick is currently serving as head coach of the Austria national team and is preparing his players to take on Jordan in San Francisco in the early hours of Wednesday morning in their first game of the 2026 World Cup.

Despite his World Cup preparations, Rangnick has also been the subject of an approach from Milan, who have lined up the former Red Bull executive as a potential option to take over the role of technical director in San Siro.

Milan are currently without a head coach, sporting director, technical director or CEO after the club decided to dismiss Massimiliano Allegri, Igli Tare, Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani the day after the 2025-26 ended.

Milan’s spectacular collapse from second to fifth place in the final weeks of the season, missing out on Champions League qualification in the process, is the main reason behind the mass exodus of the senior management team.

Though Milan have reportedly been in talks with Rangnick to take over as technical director for the last few weeks, the latest updates on Friday claim that the German has grown tired of waiting for a final decision from Milan and that he is increasingly likely to turn down the approach from the Rossoneri.

The Rossoneri have had several meetings with Rangnick, who made it clear that he would want full control of the sporting sector at Milan, with the ability to bring in his own staff, particularly in the scouting department.

However, according to the latest updates from La Gazzetta dello Sport and various other outlets in Italy, claim that Milan owner Gerry Cardinale and advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic have not yet agreed to those terms, and now, Rangnick has grown frustrated and is likely to walk away from the negotiating table.

The Austria national team, meanwhile, have been attempting to lock Rangnick down with a new contract extension, and Friday’s reports claim that he is now more inclined to listen to that proposal.

Some outlets in Italy claim that Rangnick will inform Milan of his decision within the next few hours, while La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that those in Rossoneri are already aware of his decision.