Carlo Ancelotti Hints At Future Role As England Manager But Wants To Stay With Chelsea Until He's 75

Italian happy at Stamford Bridge...

By Matt Monaghan

Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea (Getty Images)
Carlo Ancelotti has cancelled plans for a lengthy retirement after declaring his intention to take up the England job upon leaving Chelsea when he's 75.

Ancelotti, 51, enjoyed a record breaking debut season at Stamford Bridge after guiding the club to its first FA Cup and Premier League double. This success wasn't mirrored by fellow Italian Fabio Capello after he flopped at World Cup 2010 with the Three Lions.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, the ex-AC Milan supremo wanted to match Sir Alex Ferguson's 24-year stay at Manchester United then take the reins of his adopted country's national side.

He said: "Why not [take the England job]? But not now.

"Now I want to stay. My aim is to stay for the same time as Ferguson has spent at Manchester United.

"Then I can think about the national team. I am serious, but in 24 years I shall be 75 and I don't know whether I'll be able to manage the national team."

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