Carlo Ancelotti won the Premier League and the FA Cup during his two-year stint at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea now on the search for a new permanent manager
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Frank Lampard to succeed in his second stint as Chelsea manager as the two managers prepare to go head-to-head in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Blues legend was sacked in 2021 just months before Thomas Tuchel led the west Londoners to the Champions League glory.
Chelsea are searching for a new permanent manager to replace Graham Potter after he was sacked following a poor six months in charge at Stamford Bridge. Potter became the second managerial casualty at Chelsea this season after he replaced Tuchel last year in September.
Speaking ahead of Chelsea's trip to the Santiago Bernabeu, Ancelotti offered his support to Lampard and believes the Blues legend will be a 'very good' appointment. The Madrid boss said: "I think Lampard will do a very good job."
"I spent two very good years there. [But] I won't return there."
Ancelotti would have been a popular candidate with the Blues' fanbase after many felt his sacking by Roman Abramovich was unjust, having guided Chelsea to the Premier League title in the 2009/10 campaign and a second-placed finish the following season.
The Italian led Madrid to Champions League glory last term and has since been linked with taking over the Brazil national team, but he will definitely not be returning to England any time soon.