Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed as the new coach of Real
Madrid on a three-year deal, the club confirmed."Carlos Michelangelo
Ancelotti will be the coach of Real Madrid next season," said a statement
on the club's website."Experience, success and reliability in all the
countries in which the Italian has worked, he arrives in the Spanish capital
after being chosen as coach of the year in France."Ancelotti will be
formally presented to the media on Wednesday afternoon, it added.The
54-year-old Italian's protracted move from Paris Saint-Germain was finally
confirmed after the French champions also appointed Laurent Blanc to be their
coach for next season.
That cleared the path for Madrid to end a five-week wait
to announce their new boss after it was announced Jose Mourinho would not be
continuing at the club on May 20.However, the former Juventus, AC Milan and
Chelsea boss has always been Real president Florentino Perez first choice to
replace Mourinho and arrives with a impressive CV, having won league titles in
Italy, England and France."He has won practically everything in the ambit of
international football (two Champions Leagues, two European Supercups, One
World Club Cup and One Intertoto Cup) and has won the league in three distinct
championships in which he has managed (Italy, England and France)," the
club statement said."Familiar with the pressure of managing big teams on
the continent, the Italian is a guarantee to manage and exciting project."It
is that experience that Madrid have bet on after a tumultuous final year under
Mourinho in which Real failed to win a major trophy and the Portuguese clashed
with many of his senior players.Moreover, Ancelotti's proven track record in
the Champions League was key attraction for Perez as winning a 10th European
Cup remains Madrid's primary objective.After falling short at the semi-final
stage under Mourinho for the past three seasons, Perez has now entrusted
Ancelotti to take what is currently the most expensive squad ever assembled in
the history of the game the extra two stages required to land Madrid's first
Champions League trophy since 2002.The arrival of Ancelotti is also likely to
signal the beginning of major moves in the transfer market from the Spanish
giants who have so far just exercised their right to buy-back Spanish under-21
international Dani Carvajal from Bayer Leverkusen and converted 21-year-old
Brazilian Casemiro's loan deal from Sao Paulo into a permanent move in recent
weeks.The purchase of Malaga midfielder Isco for a price in the region of 30
million euros ($39 million, £25.5 million) is also expected to be completed
this week as Real look set to beat off strong competition from Manchester City
for the highly rated Spanish international.Real have also been strongly linked
with a move for Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale and Liverpool's Luis Suarez,
however one of Ancelotti's first jobs may be to sanction a few transfers out of
the club to create the funds for future moves.Striker Gonzalo Higuain has
spoken of his desire to leave the club and his father admitted on Sunday that
the player was close to reaching an agreement with both Arsenal and Juventus.
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