Official: Sergio Navarro appointed Milan Futuro head coach for 2026-27
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AC Milan have officially appointed Sergio Navarro as head coach of Milan Futuro, the club's reserve/development side, for the 2026-27 season.
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Attributed to original sourceMilan have officially announced that Sergio Navarro Barquero has been appointed as head coach of the club’s Futuro side ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Official: Milan Futuro appoint new head coach for 2026-27 Milan Futuro are onto their third head coach since the side’s inception at the beginning of the 2024-25 season. Daniele Bonera was the first man to take the role, but was dismissed in February of 2025 with the well on their way to relegation from Serie C in their first season.
Massimo Oddo took charge a day later and stayed on for the 2025-26 season, but left his post on June 30 and has since been appointed by Spaniard Navarro.
The 26-year-old is a former left-back who played in the lower Spanish divisions after representing Villarreal as a youngster and has since held coaching positions with Castellon’s youth sides, Rubin Kazan as an assistant, Karpaty Lviv in Ukraine, Levante and Athletic Bilbao as an assistant and most recently with Debrecen in the Hungarian top flight.
“AC Milan is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergio Navarro Barquero as Head Coach of Milan Futuro,” read a statement on the club website.
APRIL 21: A general view of the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium San Siro ahead of the Coppa Italia match between FC Internazionale and Como 1907 at San Siro on April 21, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) “Appointing Sergio represents the ideal blend of qualities we were looking for: a Coach who already understands the demands of professional football and who, above all, has focused on developing young talent in one of Europe’s leading football environments,” said Milan’s sport development director, Jovan Kirovski.
“We believe these qualities make him the ideal person to help shape our project, whose primary objective is to develop and maximise talent.”
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What happened
AC Milan have confirmed Sergio Navarro as the new head coach of Milan Futuro, their Primavera/reserve development team, ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. The appointment fills a key role within Milan's youth development structure, which feeds talent into the first team. Navarro takes charge of a project designed to develop young players for eventual promotion to the senior squad.
Chance analysis
This is a structural appointment within AC Milan's youth development pipeline rather than a first-team move, so its impact on senior team performance is indirect. However, the choice of head coach for Milan Futuro matters for long-term squad planning, as the reserve side is a key pathway for young Italian and academy talents. The appointment is unlikely to affect immediate first-team tactical decisions or match predictions.
Milan Futuro gains a new head coach for next season, with indirect long-term implications for youth development and future first-team pipeline.
Reserve team coaching change — no direct impact on upcoming senior match predictions or first-team availability.