Published 13:38 IST, December 17th 2019

Carlo Ancelotti flies to Everton for sealing Premier League return after Napoli sacking

Former Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti is likely to take charge of Premier League side Everton after being sacked by Napoli due to a string of bad performances.

Reported by: Minaam Ansari
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Premier League club Everton are all set to hire Carlo Ancelotti as ir next manr. Ancelotti was sacked by Napoli after team qualified for Round of 16 of Champions League. According to British media reports off late, Italian could join Merseyside club after being linked with Arsenal.

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Carlo Ancelotti has been successful for major European clubs

Carlo Ancelotti was appointed as Napoli’s manr in 2018-19 season after being sacked by Bayern Munich. manr has proved himself with successful stints at Chelsea, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Under him, Milan won  2003 Champions League final, defeating Juventus 3–2 on penalties at Old Trafford. In 2010, Ancelotti led Chelsea to  Premier League title, defeating Manchester United by 1 point. In May 2014, Real Madrid won ir 10th Champions League trophy under Ancelotti, defeating Atlético Madrid 4–1 in extra time.

Everton are placed 16th in Premier League points table

Everton have been without a manr since departure of Marco Silva. Interim manr Duncan Ferguson has earned four points from his first two games. y are placed 16th in Premier League table, with just 5 wins in 17 games. y have drawn thrice while losing on 9 occasions. Everton will play against Leicester City in Football League Cup quarter-final on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 (December 19 according to IST).

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Napoli have won once in ir last 10 games

Napoli lost against Parma in Serie A on Matchday 16, furr hampering ir chances of reaching top four in points table. Napoli have won just 1 game in ir last 10 fixtures. During this run, y have drawn on 7 occasions, while losing thrice. ir last win was against Genk in UEFA Champions League.

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Naopoli had decided to sack Carlo Ancelotti after ir 4-0 win against Genk on Matchday 6 of Champions League. Napoli are placed 8th on  Serie A points table. y have won 5 games out of ir total 16 fixtures while drawing on 6 occasions. y have lost five games in league so far and will play against Sassuolo on Sunday, December 22, 2019 in competition.

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11:19 IST, December 17th 2019