Carlo Ancelotti Reveals the Ultimatum that Made Him Quit Psg After 1 Year

• Ancelotti reveals an ultimatum he was given at Paris Saint Germain led to his exit from the club
• He was allegedly told before a Champions League match to beat FC Porto or face the sack
• The 62-year old, regardless, managed to win the Ligue 1 with the French club, which was at the time transitioning in a mega-money takeover

Carlo Ancelotti has opened up on the messy reason he quit as Paris Saint Germain boss back in 2013 with some sensational claims.

Ancelotti, 62, was the first managerial acquisition under the new Qatari regime at PSG, and enjoyed Ligue 1 success with the French club after the hefty takeover in 2011.

The Italian replaced Antoine Kombouare midway through the 2011-12 season, but would go on to stun everyone by announcing he was walking away barely a year later.

In the build-up to Real Madrid’s Champions League semi-final clash against Manchester City on Tuesday, April 26, Ancelotti spoke on his sensational fallout with the French club.

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“I [joined PSG] thanks to [sporting director] Leonardo, who I managed as a player. He told Spanish outlet Universo Valdano as quoted by The Sun.

"It was a club that Qatar had recently bought. I really liked the project and there wasn’t a manager yet.

“We started to change the structure of training sessions, to put in a kitchen etcetera because French players arrive half an hour before training and leave half an hour afterwards.

"I liked the project, but in the second year they weren’t so happy with me.”

Break of trust

Ancelotti went on to explain how he was given an ultimatum by the club, despite enjoying a decent record at the club in his short spell.

“Before a Champions League match in which we were already through to the knockouts, we had lost a league game [2-1 vs Nice] before winning [4-0 vs Evian].

"But [PSG bosses] told me that if I didn’t beat Porto, they would sack me.

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After quitting PSG, he briefly joined Real Madrid where he helped the club seal the Champions League in his 2-year spell with the club.

He would then go on to become Bayern Munich boss where he won the Bundesliga in his only season in Germany, before returning to Italy with Napoli.

Before returning to Real Madrid last summer, the experienced gaffer managed Everton from 2019 to 2021, but failed to help change the club’s fortunes despite heavy investment.

At the moment, he is on course to become the first manager to win titles in England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

Guardiola on completing his career

Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola came up with a brilliant answer when he was asked whether lifting the Champions League with Manchester City would mean ‘mission accomplished’ for his managerial career

The Spaniard is yet to win the competition in more than a decade, with his last triumph coming with the help of a star-studded Barcelona side.

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"As far as being a manager, personally, my accomplishment will never be accomplished, I'll have another dream to reach," Guardiola said quoted by The Sun.