Ancelotti turns down AC Milan

Ancelotti turns down AC Milan

The Serie A giants have revealed that the former Real Madrid manager has rejected the opportunity to replace Filippo Inzaghi as the man in charge at the San Siro

Carlo Ancelotti has turned down the chance to return to AC Milan as coach.

The 55-year-old had revealed after being sacked by Real Madrid last week that he woud be taking a 12-month sabbatical from the game to recover from a back operation he will undergo in Canada this summer.

However, Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi nonetheless sent club CEO Adriano Galliani to Madrid for a series of meetings with Ancelotti, who spent eight seasons at San Siro between 2001 and 2008.

Ancelotti admitted after the talks that the chances of him rejoining the Rossoneri were "50-50" but the former Italy international turned the job down on Tuesday.

"Carlo Ancelotti has informed Milan that he will not be able to become the coach of the Rossonera first-team squad for next season," read a statement on the club's official website.

Despite Ancelotti's rejection, Milan are still expected to part company with current boss Filippo Inzaghi, who could only manage to lead the San Siro side to a 10th-placed finish in his first season in charge.

Indeed, Parma coach and former Rossoneri midfielder Roberto Donadoni is believed to be Berlusconi's second choice to take the reins.

Milan have also been linked with Sevilla trainer Unai Emery, Sinisa Mihajlovic, who has just parted company with Sampdoria, Italy boss Antonio Conte and Fiorentina's Vincenzo Montella.