Ancelotti disappoints suitors by taking one-year sabbatical from management
FORMER Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has quashed talk of succeeding Gerard Houllier at Aston Villa by announcing he intends to take a sabbatical.
The Italian (right) had been tipped to move to the Midlands and has also been linked with QPR, Fulham and Roma since being sacked by the Blues on the final day of last season.
But the 51-year-old, who has trumpeted his desire to coach again in England, insists he is content to spend a year away from the touchline.
“I am in no hurry to coach and I don’t need to. I have not been contacted by any club in England and I have not spoken to Roma. It is all fantasy,” said Ancelotti.
“I have enjoyed this experience [of coaching in England]. I will return to London to organise my life. Besides a six-month break, I have been coaching non-stop since 1995.
“I will take a year off and look around, study how my colleagues work.”