MADRID: Carlo Ancelotti returned to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach on Tuesday (June 1), re-joining the membership from Everton, after agreeing a three-year deal on the Bernabeu.
The Italian was beforehand accountable for Real between 2013 and 2015, and replaces Zinedine Zidane, who left the La Liga membership final month.
“While I have enjoyed being at Everton I have been presented with an unexpected opportunity which I believe is the right move for me and my family at this time,” Ancelotti stated in a press release on the Everton web site.Â
Ancelotti has one of many most-decorated CVs in world soccer and received the Champions League with Real in 2014, serving to the Spaniards to their fabled ‘Decima’ (tenth) European crown, earlier than being sacked 12 months later.
The 61-year-old is one in every of three coaches, together with former Liverpool supervisor Bob Paisley and Zidane, to have received the European Cup or Champions League on three events, having additionally led AC Milan to glory in 2003 and 2007.
His honours record contains league titles in 4 totally different nations at Milan, Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich over a 26-year managerial profession.Â
“Carlo Ancelotti will be the new first team coach for the next three seasons,” a quick Real Madrid assertion learn.
Ancelotti will signal his contract and be introduced to the media on Wednesday.
The transfer comes following Zidane’s resolution to step down 5 days after his crew had been pipped to the La Liga title by metropolis rivals Atletico Madrid.
Real completed two factors behind Atletico, had been knocked out of the Champions League within the semi-finals by eventual winners Chelsea and suffered a humiliating Copa del Rey exit to third division minnows Alcoyano throughout a uncommon trophy-less season.
Zidane subsequently hit out on the membership in an open letter, saying: “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.” It introduced an finish to a second spell accountable for the membership that was fraught with rigidity.
The finish of the Frenchman’s tenure was surrounded by questions over his reliance on gamers the unsuitable facet of 30 like Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema and his willingness to oversee the rebuild the membership felt it wanted.
Ancelotti was thought-about one thing of a coup when Everton introduced his appointment on a four-and-a-half 12 months contract in December 2019, and he guided the membership to a Twelfth-place Premier League end in his first season.
The Italian then oversaw a formidable summer time switch window, signing Colombian star James Rodriguez from Real Madrid as effectively as the likes of Allan, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Ben Godfrey, and Everton began the marketing campaign in excellent kind, successful their first seven video games in all competitions.Â
