The 2019–20 season was the 121st season in Associazione Calcio Milan's history and their 86th (109th overall) in the top-flight of Italian football. Milan competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia. Milan would have also qualified for the UEFA Europa League but was later excluded due to financial fair play issues.
Facts and events On 28 May 2019, head coach Gennaro Gattuso announced he would be leaving the club despite being under contract until 2021. On the same day, also sporting director Leonardo announced his resignation.
New society layout was defined on 14 June when iconic former players Paolo Maldini and Zvonimir Boban signed respectively as technical director and technical support. On following 19 June Marco Giampaolo was signed as coach, while 2 days later Frederic Massara signed as sporting director
On 28 June 2019, Milan have been excluded from the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League as a result of Financial Fair Play breaches.
On 8 October 2019, Milan dismissed coach Marco Giampaolo (due to poor results) after only 3 months of employment. On the following day, Stefano Pioli was announced as his substitute.
On 7 March 2020, it was announced that the contract with the club's "Chief Football Officer" Zvonimir Boban had been terminated. A week prior to his dismissal, Boban was interviewed by La Gazzetta dello Sport and criticized the club's CEO Ivan Gazidis over rumors involving him signing a secret pre-contract deal with football manager Ralf Rangnick for the following season. After Boban's dismissal was officialized, the club's chairman Paolo Scaroni stated his support of Gazidis. However, on 21 July 2020, the contract with current coach Stefano Pioli was extended until conclusion of the 2021/22 season.
Players
Squad information
. PlayerPosition(s)Date of birth (age) Signedin Contractends Signed from Transfer fee Notes Apps Goals Goalkeepers1Asmir BegovićGK20202020 BournemouthFree2090Antonio DonnarummaGK20172021 Asteras Tripolis€300,000From Youth system3099Gianluigi DonnarummaGK20152021 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system2030 Defenders2Davide CalabriaRB / LB20152022 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system112312Andrea ContiRB / RM20172022 Atalanta€24,000,00046013Alessio RomagnoliCB / LB20152022 Roma€25,000,000Captain192819Théo HernandezLB / LM20192024 Real Madrid€20,000,00036722Mateo MusacchioCB20172021 Villarreal€18,000,00073224Simon KjærCB20202020 SevillaFree19043Léo DuarteCB / RB20192024 Flamengo€10,000,0006046Matteo GabbiaCB / DM20172023 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system11093Diego LaxaltLB / LM20182022 Genoa€14,000,000 350 Midfielders 4 Ismaël BennacerDM / CM20192024 Empoli€16,000,0003515Giacomo BonaventuraCM / LW20142020 Atalanta€7,000,0001843520Lucas BigliaDM / CM20172020 Lazio€17,000,00070233Rade KrunićCM / AM20192024 Empoli€8,000,000 18039Lucas PaquetáCM / AM20182023 Flamengo€35,000,00044179Franck KessiéCM / DM20172022 Atalanta€28,000,000 1341698Daniel MaldiniLW / AM20202024 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system20 Forwards7Samu CastillejoRW / SS20182023 Villarreal€25,000,000 65710Hakan ÇalhanoğluLW / AM20172021 Bayer Leverkusen€20,000,0001292317Rafael LeãoST / LW20192024 Lille€28,000,00033618Ante RebićLW / ST20192021 Eintracht FrankfurtLoan301221Zlatan IbrahimovićST20202020 LA GalaxyFree1056756Alexis SaelemaekersRW / RB20202020 Anderlecht€3,500,000151
Transfers
Summer window
In DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesMF Franck Kessié Atalanta€20,000,000Obligation to buyDF Andreas Jungdal Vejle Boldklub€800,000Joined Primavera teamDF Théo Hernandez Real Madrid€20,000,000MF Rade Krunić Empoli€8,000,000FW Rafael Leão Lille€28,000,000MF Ismaël Bennacer Empoli€16,000,000DF Léo Duarte Flamengo€10,000,000FW Luan Capanni LazioFreeJoined Primavera team
On loan DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesFW Ante Rebić Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed2 Years loan
Loan returns
DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesGK Christian Cavaliere MonzaFreeRe-joined Primavera teamDF Matteo Gabbia LuccheseFree
Total spending: €111,8M
Out DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesDF Ignazio AbateUnattachedFreeEnd of contractMF Riccardo MontolivoRetiredFreeEnd of contractMF Andrea Bertolacci SampdoriaFreeEnd of contractMF José Mauri TalleresFreeEnd of contractDF Cristián Zapata GenoaFreeEnd of contractMF Manuel Locatelli Sassuolo€10,000,000Obligation to buyDF Stefan Simić Hajduk SplitFreeAfter return from loanDF Gian Filippo Felicioli VeneziaUndisclosedAfter return from loanDF Andrés Llamas PistoieseFreeFrom loan to definitive purchaseFW Patrick Cutrone Wolverhampton€18,000,000Plus €4,000,000 bonusesDF Tiago Djaló Lille€5,000,000From Primavera teamDF Ivan StrinićUnattachedFreeContract terminationFW Tiago Dias FamalicãoUndisclosedAfter return from loanFW Vittorio Vigolo RendeUndisclosedAfter return from loanMF Przemysław Bargiel Śląsk WrocławFreeAfter return from loanGK Lillo Guarneri MouscronUndisclosedFrom Primavera teamDF Edoardo Brusa MonzaUndisclosedFrom loan to definitive purchaseDF Nicola Viganò AlbinoLeffeUndisclosedFrom loan to definitive purchaseMF Alexandro CavagneraUnattachedFreeAfter return from loan
Loans ended DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesDF Raoul Bellanova BordeauxFreeFrom Primavera teamMF Tiémoué Bakayoko ChelseaFree
Loans out DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesDF Gustavo Gomez Palmeiras€1,500,000Loan with obligation to buy (€3,000,000)DF Gabriele Bellodi CrotoneFreeAfter return from loanMF Tommaso Pobega PordenoneFreeAfter return from loanFW Ismet Sinani Sicula LeonzioFreeAfter return from loanGK Alessandro Plizzari LivornoFreeFW Riccardo Forte PiacenzaFreeAfter return from loanFW Frank Tsadjout CharleroiFreeFrom Primavera teamMF Emir Murati RendeFreeAfter return from loanFW Gabriele Capanni NovaraFreeFrom Primavera teamDF Diego Laxalt Torino€500,000Loan with option to buy (€11,5M)FW André Silva Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed2 Years loanFW Alen Halilović HeerenveenFreeAfter anticipated return from loan
Total income: €35,5M
Winter window Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from .
In DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesFW Zlatan IbrahimovićUnattached FreeMF Francesco Angelini RiminiUndisclosedJoined Primavera team
Loans in DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesDF Simon Kjær SevillaFreeWith option to buyGK Asmir Begović BournemouthFreeMF Alexis Saelemaekers Anderlecht€3,500,000With option to buy
Loan returns DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesDF Diego Laxalt TorinoFreeAnticipated return from loan
Total spending: €3,5M
Out DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesDF Gustavo Gomez Palmeiras€3,000,000From loan to definitive purchase FW Fabio Borini Hellas VeronaFree FW Krzysztof Piątek Hertha BSC€27,000,000 FW Alessandro Negri Rende Undisclosed From Primavera squad
Loans out DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesDF Mattia Caldara AtalantaFree18 months loan with option to buyGK Pepe Reina Aston VillaFree FW Riccardo Forte LeccoFreeAfter anticipated return from loanMF Suso SevillaUndisclosed18 months loan with option to buyDF Ricardo Rodriguez PSV EindhovenFreeFW Gabriele Capanni CataniaFreeAfter anticipated return from loanDF Leroy Abanda Neuchâtel XamaxFreeFrom Primavera team
Total income: €30M
Pre-season and friendlies International Champions Cup
Friendlies
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goal scorers
NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal118FWAnte Rebić11112210MFHakan Çalhanoğlu921121FWZlatan Ibrahimović10111419DFThéo Hernandez617517FWRafael Leão60669FWKrzysztof Piątek41575MFGiacomo Bonaventura31479MFFranck Kessié40497MFSamu Castillejo213102DFDavide Calabria1014MFIsmael Bennacer1018MFSuso10113DFAlessio Romagnoli10156MFAlexis Saelemaekers101Own goal303Totals63871 In italics players that left the team during the season.
Assists NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal110FWHakan Çalhanoğlu909221FWZlatan Ibrahimović5057MFSamu Castillejo3255MFGiacomo Bonaventura505519DFThéo Hernandez30318FWAnte Rebić21368FWSuso20279MFFranck Kessié11212DFAndrea Conti20217FWRafael Leão1121033MFRade Krunić10139MFLucas Paquetá1012DFDavide Calabria10120MFLucas Biglia1019FWKrzysztof Piątek0114MFIsmaël Bennacer011Totals 37744 In italics players that left the team during the season.
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal199GKGianluigi Donnarumma13114290GKAntonio Donnarumma011Totals11213
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal4MFIsmaël Bennacer141419DFThéo Hernandez102112112DFAndrea Conti831139MFLucas Paquetá7718FWAnte Rebić5116110FWHakan Çalhanoğlu667FWSamu Castillejo312512DFDavide Calabria311141122DFMateo Musacchio414113DFAlessio Romagnoli4479MFFranck Kessié31433MFRade Krunić31420MFLucas Biglia4456MFAlexis Saelemaekers313199GKGianluigi Donnarumma3324DFSimon Kjær21321FWZlatan Ibrahimović12339DFLéo Duarte228FWSuso225MFGiacomo Bonaventura229FWAndré Silva1111FWFabio Borini119FWKrzysztof Piątek114DFMatteo Gabbia1193DFDiego Laxalt1125GKPepe Reina11Totals9424141110835 In italics players that left the team during the season.
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