REAL MADRID are set to appoint Carlos Ancelotti as Zinedine Zidane’s replacement ‘later today’, according to reports.
The LaLiga giants are on the hunt for a new boss following the Frenchman’s departure last week.
And according to El Larguero on Cadena SER via Marca, the club have made a move to bring Ancelotti back to the Bernabeu.
The Italian spent two seasons in charge at Real from 2013 to 2015, winning 75 per cent of his 119 matches and lifting the Champions League, Copa del Rey and Club World Cup, before his brutal sacking.
Ancelotti, 61, is under contract at Goodison Park until 2024 and guided them to a disappointing tenth-placed finish this season.
He made it clear he wants to remain in charge until Everton relocate to their new stadium – but the allure of Real Madrid is too strong for the Toffees to withstand.
According to Fabrizio Romano, no deal has yet been agreed, but talks have begun between Madrid and Ancelotti.
Mauricio Pochettino and Antonio Conte have both also been targeted fpr the job.
But given PSG’s determination to keep Pochettino, and various ‘complications’ with hiring Conte – Madrid want Ancelotti.
Club president Florentino Perez is eager to appoint a new boss ASAP, and doesn’t want to get drawn into long negotiations.
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Former players Raul and Xabi Alonso have also been linked, but aren’t getting the job this time around.
Zidane wrote an open letter to Los Blancos supporters on Monday explaining why he walked away from the Bernabeu after a trophyless season.
He said: “I’m going, but I’m not jumping overboard, nor am I tired of coaching.
“I’m leaving because I feel the club no longer has the faith in me I need, nor the support to build something in the medium or long term.
“I’m a natural-born winner and I was here to win trophies, but even more important than this are the people, their feelings, life itself and I have the sensation these things have not been taken into account.
“I would have liked my relationship with the club and the president over the past few months to have been a little different to that of other coaches.”
