adminBerlin — Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich as head coach at the end of the season and be replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed yesterday. “We appreciate everything Guardiola gave to our club and hope to celebrate a lot of success this season, especially as we know now he is leaving,” Rummenigge said in a club statement.
“Carlo Ancelotti has had a lot of success as coach and has won the Champions League three times.
“He’s a calm, balanced professional who can deal with stars and lets you play a flexible style of football — we’ve found what we were looking for.
“With Ancelotti, we’ve a new, successful trainer for Bayern. We’re looking forward to working together.”
The 56-year-old Ancelotti will bring a wealth of experience to Bayern having won the Champions League twice with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007, then with Real Madrid in 2014.
“It’s a great honour for me that I will be trainer of such a great club as FC Bayern next season,” said Ancelotti, who has signed a three-year contract until 2019, in a club statement.— Sport24.
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