Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has laughed away reports linking Carlo Ancelotti with Chelsea. “I’ve asked Roman Abramovich for £35m in exchange,” he joked.
Galliani was questioned on his Coach’s future after reports claimed that he was on the Stamford Bridge shortlist to replace the axed Avram Grant.
But instead of simply ruling out such a move, the jovial Galliani decided to respond to the speculation with a smile on his face.
“Chelsea’s interest in Ancelotti is a story which I am aware of,” he noted. “I’ve asked Abramovich for £35m in exchange.
“Or we could always propose a straight swap deal between Ancelotti and Didier Drogba,” he chuckled.
“But after selling Alberto Gilardino to Fiorentina, we now need two strikers. Therefore let’s say that we ask for Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko for Ancelotti…”
The Rossoneri have insisted that Ancelotti, despite only leading the side into next season’s UEFA Cup, will remain.
The leading candidates to take the Chelsea job are thought to be Blackburn boss Mark Hughes, Portugal tactician Luis Felipe Scolari and recently sacked Inter Coach Roberto Mancini.
