Brendan Rodgers is fighting to save his job at Liverpool after owners FSG sounded out Carlo Ancelotti about replacing him as manager.
Rodgers, who still retains some support from the decision-makers at Anfield, is now under massive pressure following the club’s poor start to the Barclays Premier League season.
Ancelotti was fired by Real Madrid at the end of last season and has always maintained that he wanted to take a year-long sabbatical before making his return to management.
Although Ancelotti privately stated that he wanted to manage in London again following his dismissal from Real Madrid, Liverpool are a club with history and pedigree.
FSG began considering their managerial options again following the 3-0 defeat at home to West Ham on August 29 and the 3-1 loss at Manchester United the following weekend.
Ancelotti has one of the best managerial CVs in the game after two decades of success with Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
The 56-year-old Italian coach, who took Milan to Champions League glory in 2007 against Liverpool and landed the historic 10th European Cup title for Real in 2014, will take some convincing to take the job. He has been convalescing from a minor operation since leaving Real, splitting his time between Vancouver and London as he considers his next move. He has a habit of inheriting teams in peak condition and ready to challenge for trophies, but Liverpool appears to be yet another rebuilding job after their poor league start.
On Sunday they were held by Norwich at Anfield and have not won in the Premier League since they squeezed past Bournemouth at home on August 17.
Rodgers is convinced that he can change Liverpool’s fortunes, but an increasing number of fans at the club are demanding change after a sluggish start. Ancelotti, who was also coach of Milan when Liverpool famously beat them in the 2005 Champions League final, is a huge admirer of the Merseyside club.
Last year Ancelotti said: ‘I’ve followed Liverpool since 1984 after facing them with Roma in the European Cup final, when we lost on penalties.
‘It’s always been a club that excites me. The You’ll Never Walk Alone they sing is incredible. Nobody sings an anthem like Liverpool fans.’
Ancelotti’s success story as a coach began when he won two European Cups (2003 and 2007) and landed the Serie A title with Milan in 2004. When he moved to Chelsea he won the Premier League and FA Cup double in 2010 before he was sacked by the club’s owner Roman Abramovich the following season.
After moving to France to coach Paris Saint-Germain, he led them to the Ligue 1 title in 2013 before fulfilling a dream when he was appointed coach of Real Madrid.
There was more success when he won the Champions League against Atletico Madrid in 2014, as well as the Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup and Club World Cup.– Daily Mail