| Club: | Milan |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Manager: | Marco Giampaolo (until 8 October) Stefano Pioli (from 9 October) |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Chairman: | Paolo Scaroni bh |
| Stadium: | San Siro |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Ante Rebić (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ante Rebić (12) |
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| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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.
On 28 May 2019, head coach Gennaro Gattuso announced he would be leaving the club despite being under contract until 2021.[1] On the same day, also sporting director Leonardo announced his resignation.[2]
New society layout was defined on 14 June when iconic former players Paolo Maldini and Zvonimir Boban signed respectively as technical director[3] and technical support.[4] On following 19 June Marco Giampaolo was signed as coach,[5] while 2 days later Frederic Massara signed as sporting director[6]
On 28 June 2019, Milan have been excluded from the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League as a result of Financial Fair Play breaches.[7] [8]
On 8 October 2019, Milan dismissed coach Marco Giampaolo (due to poor results) after only 3 months of employment.[9] On the following day, Stefano Pioli was announced as his substitute.[9]
On 7 March 2020, it was announced that the contract with the club's "Chief Football Officer" Zvonimir Boban had been terminated.[9] 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.[10] [11] After Boban's dismissal was officialized, the club's chairman Paolo Scaroni stated his support of Gazidis.[12] However, on 21 July 2020, the contract with current coach Stefano Pioli was extended until conclusion of the 2021/22 season.[13]
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| Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes | Apps | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Asmir Begović |  | GK | 2020 8, df=yes | 2020 | 2020 | Bournemouth | Free | 2 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Antonio Donnarumma |  | GK | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2021 | Asteras Tripolis | €300,000 | From Youth system | 3 | 0 | |
| 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | | GK | 2020 8, df=yes | 2015 | 2021 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth system | 203 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Davide Calabria | | RB / LB | 2020 8, df=yes | 2015 | 2022 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth system | 112 | 3 | |
| 12 | Andrea Conti | | RB / RM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2022 | Atalanta | €24,000,000 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli | | CB / LB | 2020 8, df=yes | 2015 | 2022 | Roma | €25,000,000 | Captain | 192 | 8 | |
| 19 | Théo Hernandez |  | LB / LM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Real Madrid | €20,000,000 | 36 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Mateo Musacchio |  | CB | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2021 | Villarreal | €18,000,000 | 73 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Simon Kjær | CB | 2020 8, df=yes | 2020 | 2020 | Sevilla | Free | 19 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Léo Duarte |  | CB / RB | 2020 8, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Flamengo | €10,000,000 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia | | CB / DM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2023 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth system | 11 | 0 | |
| 93 | Diego Laxalt | LB / LM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2018 | 2022 | Genoa | €14,000,000 | 35 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer | DM / CM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Empoli | €16,000,000 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura | | CM / LW | 2020 8, df=yes | 2014 | 2020 | Atalanta | €7,000,000 | 184 | 35 | ||
| 20 | Lucas Biglia | | DM / CM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2020 | Lazio | €17,000,000 | 70 | 2 | ||
| 33 | Rade Krunić | | CM / AM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Empoli | €8,000,000 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Lucas Paquetá | | CM / AM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2018 | 2023 | Flamengo | €35,000,000 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 79 | Franck Kessié |  | CM / DM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2022 | Atalanta | €28,000,000 | 134 | 16 | ||
| 98 | Daniel Maldini | | LW / AM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2020 | 2024 | Milan Primavera | Free | From Youth system | 2 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Samu Castillejo |  | RW / SS | 2020 8, df=yes | 2018 | 2023 | Villarreal | €25,000,000 | 65 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu |  | LW / AM | 2020 8, df=yes | 2017 | 2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | €20,000,000 | 129 | 23 | ||
| 17 | Rafael Leão | ST / LW | 2020 8, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Lille | €28,000,000 | 33 | 6 | |||
| 18 | Ante Rebić | LW / ST | 2020 8, df=yes | 2019 | 2021 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan | 30 | 12 | |||
| 21 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  | ST | 2020 8, df=yes | 2020 | 2020 | LA Galaxy | Free | 105 | 67 | ||
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |  | RW / RB | 2020 8, df=yes | 2020 | 2020 | Anderlecht | €3,500,000 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Franck Kessié | Atalanta | €20,000,000 | Obligation to buy | [15] | ||
| DF | Andreas Jungdal | Vejle Boldklub | €800,000 | Joined Primavera team | [16] [17] | ||
| DF | Théo Hernandez | Real Madrid | €20,000,000 | [18] | |||
| MF | Rade Krunić | Empoli | €8,000,000 | [19] | |||
| FW | Rafael Leão | Lille | €28,000,000 | [20] | |||
| MF | Ismaël Bennacer | Empoli | €16,000,000 | [21] | |||
| DF | Léo Duarte | Flamengo | €10,000,000 | [22] | |||
| FW | Luan Capanni | Lazio | Free | Joined Primavera team | [23] | ||
| Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Christian Cavaliere | Monza | Free | Re-joined Primavera team | |||
| DF | Matteo Gabbia | Lucchese | Free | ||||
Total spending: €111,8M
| Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Ignazio Abate | Unattached | Free | End of contract | [25] | ||
| MF | Riccardo Montolivo | Retired | Free | End of contract | [26] | ||
| MF | Andrea Bertolacci | Sampdoria | Free | End of contract | |||
| MF | José Mauri | Talleres | Free | End of contract | |||
| DF |  Cristián Zapata | Genoa | Free | End of contract | [27] | ||
| MF | Manuel Locatelli | Sassuolo | €10,000,000 | Obligation to buy | [28] | ||
| DF |  Stefan Simić | Hajduk Split | Free | After return from loan | [29] | ||
| DF | Gian Filippo Felicioli | Venezia | Undisclosed | After return from loan | [30] | ||
| DF | Andrés Llamas | Pistoiese | Free | From loan to definitive purchase | [31] | ||
| FW | Patrick Cutrone | Wolverhampton | €18,000,000 | Plus €4,000,000 bonuses | [32] | ||
| DF | Tiago Djaló | Lille | €5,000,000 | From Primavera team | [33] | ||
| DF | Ivan Strinić | Unattached | Free | Contract termination | [34] | ||
| FW | Tiago Dias | Famalicão | Undisclosed | After return from loan | [35] | ||
| FW | Vittorio Vigolo | Rende | Undisclosed | After return from loan | [36] | ||
| MF |  Przemysław Bargiel | Śląsk Wrocław | Free | After return from loan | [37] | ||
| GK | Lillo Guarneri | Mouscron | Undisclosed | From Primavera team | [38] | ||
| DF | Edoardo Brusa | Monza | Undisclosed | From loan to definitive purchase | [39] | ||
| DF | Nicola Viganò | AlbinoLeffe | Undisclosed | From loan to definitive purchase | [40] | ||
| MF | Alexandro Cavagnera | Unattached | Free | After return from loan | [41] | ||
| Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Raoul Bellanova | Bordeaux | Free | From Primavera team | [42] | ||
| MF | Tiémoué Bakayoko | Chelsea | Free | [43] | |||
| Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Gustavo Gomez | Palmeiras | €1,500,000 | Loan with obligation to buy (€3,000,000) | [44] | ||
| DF | Gabriele Bellodi | Crotone | Free | After return from loan | [45] | ||
| MF | Tommaso Pobega | Pordenone | Free | After return from loan | [46] | ||
| FW | Ismet Sinani | Sicula Leonzio | Free | After return from loan | [47] | ||
| GK | Alessandro Plizzari | Livorno | Free | ||||
| FW | Riccardo Forte | Piacenza | Free | After return from loan | [48] | ||
| FW |  Frank Tsadjout | Charleroi | Free | From Primavera team | [49] | ||
| MF | Emir Murati | Rende | Free | After return from loan | |||
| FW | Gabriele Capanni | Novara | Free | From Primavera team | [50] | ||
| DF | Diego Laxalt | Torino | €500,000 | Loan with option to buy (€11,5M) | [51] | ||
| FW | André Silva | Eintracht Frankfurt | Undisclosed | 2 Years loan | [52] | ||
| FW | Alen Halilović | Heerenveen | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [53] | ||
Total income: €35,5M
Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from .
| Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Unattached | Free | [54] | |||
| MF | Francesco Angelini | Rimini | Undisclosed | Joined Primavera team | [55] | ||
| Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Simon Kjær | Sevilla | Free | With option to buy | [56] | ||
| GK | Asmir Begović | Bournemouth | Free | [57] | |||
| MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | Anderlecht | €3,500,000 | With option to buy | [58] | ||
Total spending: €3,5M
| Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Gustavo Gomez | Palmeiras | €3,000,000 | From loan to definitive purchase | ||||
| FW | Fabio Borini | Hellas Verona | Free | [60] | ||||
| FW | Krzysztof Piątek | Hertha BSC | €27,000,000 | [61] | ||||
| FW | Alessandro Negri | Rende | Undisclosed | From Primavera squad | [62] |
| Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mattia Caldara | Atalanta | Free | 18 months loan with option to buy | [63] | ||
| GK | Pepe Reina | Aston Villa | Free | [64] | |||
| FW | Riccardo Forte | Lecco | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [65] | ||
| MF | Suso | Sevilla | Undisclosed | 18 months loan with option to buy | [66] | ||
| DF | Ricardo Rodriguez | PSV Eindhoven | Free | [67] | |||
| FW | Gabriele Capanni | Catania | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [68] | ||
| DF | Leroy Abanda | Neuchâtel Xamax | Free | From Primavera team | [69] | ||
Total income: €30M
See main article: 2019 International Champions Cup.
See main article: 2019–20 Serie A.
See main article: 2019–20 Coppa Italia.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | FW | Ante Rebić | 11 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||
| 21 | FW | | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
| 4 | 19 | DF | | Théo Hernandez | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5 | 17 | FW | Rafael Leão | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | FW | | Krzysztof Piątek | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 7 | 5 | MF | | Giacomo Bonaventura | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 79 | MF | | Franck Kessié | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | MF | | Samu Castillejo | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 10 | 2 | DF | | Davide Calabria | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | MF | Ismael Bennacer | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Suso | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 | DF | | Alessio Romagnoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 56 | MF | | Alexis Saelemaekers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 63 | 8 | 71 | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 10 | FW | | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 | 21 | FW | | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | | Samu Castillejo | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Giacomo Bonaventura | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | 19 | DF | | Théo Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | FW | Ante Rebić | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | FW | | Suso | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 79 | MF | | Franck Kessié | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | DF | | Andrea Conti | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | FW | Rafael Leão | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 33 | MF | | Rade Krunić | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 39 | MF | | Lucas Paquetá | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Davide Calabria | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 20 | MF | | Lucas Biglia | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Krzysztof Piątek | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | MF | Ismaël Bennacer | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=145 | Name | width=80 | Serie A | width=80 | Coppa Italia | width=80 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | GK | | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2 | 90 | GK | | Antonio Donnarumma | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 | MF | Ismaël Bennacer | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | | Théo Hernandez | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 | DF | | Andrea Conti | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 39 | MF | | Lucas Paquetá | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | FW | Ante Rebić | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Samu Castillejo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Davide Calabria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 22 | DF | | Mateo Musacchio | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 13 | DF | | Alessio Romagnoli | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 79 | MF | | Franck Kessié | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 33 | MF | | Rade Krunić | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 20 | MF | | Lucas Biglia | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 56 | MF | | Alexis Saelemaekers | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 99 | GK | | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | Simon Kjær | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | FW | | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 39 | DF | | Léo Duarte | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | | Suso | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Giacomo Bonaventura | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | André Silva | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | | Fabio Borini | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Krzysztof Piątek | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Matteo Gabbia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 93 | DF | Diego Laxalt | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | GK | | Pepe Reina | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 94 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||