AC Milan have finalised the appointment of Marco Giampaolo as head coach on an initial two-year contract.
Giampaolo, 51, put pen to paper after leaving fellow Serie A side Sampdoria on Saturday, with Milan holding the option to extend his contract by a further season.
The Swiss-born Italian guided Sampdoria to ninth in the last of his three seasons in charge and emerged as the leading option for Milan following Simone Inzaghi s decision to sign a new deal at Lazio.
Giampaolo replaces Gennaro Gattuso, who stood down in the wake of Milan s failure to secure Champions League qualification.
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Having spent time in charge of Cagliari, Brescia and Empoli among others, Giampaolo arrives at San Siro with plenty of experience and forms part of a new-look football department.
Club icon Paolo Maldini and ex-Croatia international Zvonimir Boban were named as the Rossoneri s new technical director and chief football officer, respectively, on Friday.
Milan will hope the changes bring stability after churning through six full-time head coaches since Massimiliano Allegri s departure in 2014.
