(dailynewyorknews) – The French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, has confirmed the appointment of Italian Carlo Ancelotti as coach two and a half years to replace Kombouaré Anthony, who left the club by Friday.
Ancelotti has stopped working since he was sacked by Chelsea in May – despite leading the club from London to the English Premier League and FA Cup double in 2010.
It replaces the former PSG player Kombouaré that, despite leading the club to the top of the League One table was sacrificed for the owners of mega-rich Qatar, PSG wished that more name to the position of a coach .
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The Ancelotti, 52, who has twice won the Champions League while in charge of AC Milan, it was reported that the highest paid coach in the history of French football, and his first game in charge will be a match friendly against AC Milan in Dubai on January 4.
Ancelotti told a news conference: “I am very pleased to be here as coach of Paris Saint-Germain and I think I can do a great job to help the PSG become a big club in Europe.
. “The club has everything to succeed and has a great ambition to do my best to learn French in the best way possible, but I prefer to speak in Italian, for the moment,” added Ancelotti – who also confirmed that the The former French international Claude Makelele will be his assistant at the club.
Kombouare, 48, issued a statement on his departure, saying: “I thank all those who have provided support throughout the past few days.
“I leave Paris Saint-Germain with a sense of unfinished business, but with the feeling of having given everything for the club.”
Quote Ancelotti has increased speculation that David Beckham, who played for Ancelotti and Leonardo PSG’s sporting director at AC Milan, could be the arrival of popularity in the French capital.
However, Beckham’s agents issued a statement saying: “. There is no agreement with PSG at the moment, the tender has a contract to continue to hold talks with several clubs”
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/30/sport/football/football-ancelotti-kombouare-psg/index.html?hpt=isp_c1
