Carlo Ancelotti lines up for sensational Premier League return after Napoli sacking

Napoli have parted ways with manr Carlo Ancelotti despite ir thumping 4-0 win of Genk saw m qualify for next round of UEFA Champions League. Italian side ended ir 9-game winless run on Tuesday night, but it wasn't eugh to save Ancelotti from chop. Speculations have w risen about Ancelotti's future as recent British media reports indicate that Italian is w linked to likes of Everton and Arsenal.

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Carlo Ancelotti sacked by Napoli

Carlo Ancelotti was only in his second season in charge of Napoli. After guiding club to a second-place finish in Serie A last season, things have t gone according to plan for Italian at Naples. Just last month, Ancelotti and several players were involved in a dispute with Napoli President Aurelio de Laurentiis. Napoli lie 17 points behind league-leaders Inter Milan at 7th place in Serie A. Poor performances coupled with off-field unrest meant Ancelotti was already walking on thin ice for last few weeks and following a run of just a solitary win in 8 games, he has finally been relieved of his duties. Apparently, Carlo Ancelotti himself wasn't aware of his predicament as in post-match interview, Italian said that he would hold talks over his future on with Aurelio De Laurentiis and arrive at a consensus.

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Carlo Ancelotti sacked: What next for club and Italian?

Rumours suggest Aurelio De Laurentiis has already lined-up former AC Milan manr Gennaro Gattuso as a replacement. As for Carlo Ancelotti, he himself has been linked with a return to Premier League with Arsenal and Everton waiting on sidelines to make a move for 60-year-old. He is reportedly on Arsenal's shortlist to replace Unai Emery and reportedly is also a target for Everton after Vitor Pereira and Rafael Benitez ruled mselves out of running.

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Carlo Ancelotti is an experienced manr. He has been at helm at Juventus, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea among or clubs. Italian has won three Champions League and four league titles in his manrial career and it'll be interesting to see where he lands up next.

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