Carlo Ancelotti Set To Replace Pep Guardiola At Bayern Munich

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is set to take over as Bayern Munich manager when Pep Guardiola leaves at the end of this season.

Guardiola is set to announce his decision to leave the German champions next week, having turned down a bumper €20m-a-year deal to stay at the club and Ancelotti, who is in advanced talks with Bayern over taking the job, is likely to be confirmed as their new manager soon after.

After being sacked by Real Madrid last summer, just a year after leading the club to the Champions League, the Italian has been spending a year away from management. He suffered a similar fate at Chelsea, where he was removed from his job a year after winning a league and cup double in west London. But the 56-year-old, who has won the European Cup twice as a player and three times as a manager, is now ready to return to the touchline.

Guardiola has been at Bayern since 2013, winning back to back Bundesliga titles but failing to secure a European trophy.  He has been linked with a move to the Premier League this summer, with Manchester City in pole position to land the former Barcelona boss.