Paris St Germain coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has asked to leave for Madrid but the club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the Italian-born coach must respect his contract with the French club.
Ancelotti told the club he wants to leave at the end of the season after leading the team to their first French league title in 19 years.
Al-khelaifi said he had a meeting with Ancelotti on his request to leave PSG and go ahead to coach Spanish side Real Madrid but he was very clear with Ancelotti on the move by reminding him that he still has a year to go in his contract with PSG.
Al-khelaifi said it is not the problem of the French club but the problem of Ancelotti if he goes against the agreed contract and heads to Real Madrid because contracts have to be respected.
He adds that PSG wants to keep him and there’s a proposition to further extend his contract for another year, but if he still wants to leave after the remaining one year then he can leave.
“It’s his problem, it is not our problem because it is in his contract and everyone has to respect contracts. We want to keep him and we also proposed to renew the contract for another year, but he can leave.”
Ancelotti joined PSG, who are owned by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), in December 2011, leading them to their first French league title since 1994 last weekend.
The 53-year-old won league titles with PSG, AC Milan and Chelsea, and also took the Italian club to the Champions League title in 2003 and 2007.
His contract at PSG was automatically renewed by one year until June next year when the club secured a Champions League spot for next season.