Ancelotti, 49, is expected to be unveiled officially as
Guus Hiddink’s successor within 24 hours. After his last game with
Milan — a 2-0 win at Fiorentina — he said: “In agreement with the
club, we have decided to terminate the contract a year early. “It
was decided by mutual consent after the game. Our roads will
separate next season.”
At least THREE new stars are on the
radar with owner Roman Abramovich giving Ancelotti the biggest
Blues transfer budget since Jose Mourinho.
It is the first time in two seasons the Russian owner
has dipped into his own pocket to buy players. SunSport revealed
last week Chelsea have already agreed a deal for CSKA Moscow
attacking midfielder Yuri Zhirkhov.
Both Bayern Munich’s French winger Franck Ribery and
Valencia’s Spain striker David Villa have already been
targeted. Ancelotti has also authorised the sale of Florent
Malouda, Salomon Kalou and Deco.
As we said in March, a three-year deal worth
£16.5million has been agreed with the Italian. While refusing to
confirm his move to Chelsea yesterday, Ancelotti added: “I am
certainly not staying in Italy.”
Meanwhile, Blues skipper John Terry revealed he and his
team-mates are already looking forward to welcoming some big names
to Stamford Bridge.
He said: “There needs to be a couple of changes, a few
players brought in, maybe. “A few players who haven’t played in the
last couple of years maybe need to move on. “We’ll see Chelsea back
and competing for the top players who are out there at the
moment.
“The likes of Ribery, Villa — these are the kind of
players we want to attract. “We need those kind of players to
strengthen the side and, at the same time, we need to keep hold of
lads like Didier Drogba, Ashley and Joe Cole, who are up for
contract talks.
“When big players become available, we need to show
people and let them know that, yes, Chelsea are back.”
