Paris St Germain have confirmed the appointment of former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti as the club's new coach.
Former Chelsea boss replaces Kombouare at Parc des Princes
Paris St Germain have confirmed the appointment of former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti as the club's new coach.
Ancelotti's anticipated confirmation in the role follows on from the announcement earlier on Friday that Antoine Kombouare was leaving the post.
Ancelotti was pictured meeting PSG sporting director Leonardo in the French capital on Wednesday and the deal has taken time to be completed.
Kombouare was constantly at the centre of scrutiny this season despite leading PSG to the top of the Ligue 1 table at the winter break.
However, the 48-year-old oversaw a premature Europa League exit at the group stage, which did not fit in with the club's ambitious new Qatari owners, who have sought to reinvigorate the capital side with high-profile names.
Ancelotti, 52, fits that bill and the former AC Milan boss could also be joined by David Beckham, who he coached briefly at the Italian club during his first loan spell at the San Siro, in the coming days.
PSG are reportedly close to completing a deal to sign the former England skipper once his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy expires at the end of the month.
Ancelotti won a league and cup double with Chelsea in his first season in charge before he was sacked at the end of last season despite finishing second.
Delighted
The Italian was also a two-time Champions League winner during his decade-long spell at Milan.
Ancelotti has joined PSG on a reported two-and-a-half year deal and will face former club AC Milan in his first game in charge in a friendly on 4th January in Dubai.
"I want to do a great job," Ancelotti told reporters.
"I am delighted to be here as coach of Paris St Germain. I think PSG is a fantastic club. I think I can do a great job to help PSG become a big club in Europe.
"The club has everything to succeed and enormous ambition.
"I will do my best to learn French in the best possible way, although I'd rather continue to speak in Italian."
