adminLIVERPOOL – Turning Everton into Champions League football contenders will not be “mission impossible”, according to new manager Carlo Ancelotti.
The 60-year-old former Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan coach has signed a deal to lead the Toffees until 2024.
He takes over an Everton side that is 15th in the English Premier League, four points above the relegation zone.
“The Champions League is the long-term goal and objective,” he said. “Nothing is impossible in football.”
Everton have not finished in the top four since 2005, which is the only time they had done it since 1988. The only clubs in Ancelotti’s managerial career where he has not managed to exceed a 50 percent win percentage were Italian sides Reggiana and Parma in the late 1990s.
Speaking on the day Everton revealed final designs for a new 52 000-capacity stadium at Bramley Moore Dock, Ancelotti said: “The attraction is the history and tradition of the club. “It is one of the biggest in England.”
Ancelotti has won the Champions League three times as a coach – twice with AC Milan and once with Real Madrid. – BBC Sport.
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