With Chelsea playing wicked ball, but Chelsea Coach Hiddink promising only to stay the year, The Sun is reporting that current AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has given a promise to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to take over the club next year.

Via The Sun

“As we revealed, Ancelotti was the Blues owner’s first choice to replace Big Phil Scolari but was unwilling to leave Milan during mid-season.

However, sources at the Italian club have indicated that an agreement has been reached with Chelsea which will see Ancelotti named the new coach.

A contract worth around £5.8million a season over three years has been discussed and should be signed in June.

Real Madrid have courted the 52-year-old but Abramovich’s personal intervention is understood to have helped swing the deal in Chelsea’s favour.

The only remaining obstacle is whether Milan will demand compensation for their manager, who has one year of his contract left to run.”

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