Real Madrid assistant manager Davide Ancelotti has been courted on a number of occasions by teams looking to give him the chance to take over the hotseat. After more than a decade working alongside his father, he has been tipped to make the jump this summer.
Ancelotti junior has been assistant manager to his father for some time, dating back to his spell at Napoli eight years ago, and was previously part of his staff as early as 2012, when Carlo Ancelotti was in charge of Paris Saint-Germain. It has been reported on numerous occasions that Davide Ancelotti was ready to make the jump this summer though.
According to the latest coming out of the Spanish capital, Davide Ancelotti is close to agreeing a deal to become the next manager of Rangers, who are looking to replace interim manager Barry Ferguson. Diario AS say that he will accompany his father for Brazil’s South American World Cup qualifiers in early June against Ecuador and Paraguay, before starting his own career. Ancelotti senior will work again with former assistant at Real Madrid Paul Clement, and Ancelotti junior will take Francesco Mauri as his assistant, currently a member of the staff at the Santiago Bernabeu.
They say that Ancelotti has an offer from Saudi Arabia too, but is keen on Rangers, feeling it the ideal opportunity to start his managerial career. The move is being spearheaded by the 49ers Enterprises, the owners of NFL franchise the San Francisco 49ers, who are in the process of taking over Rangers. Their involvement, the promise of investment, links to Leeds United in the Premier League, European football, and the opportunity to grow are all cited as reasons David Ancelotti is interested.