Ancelooti admits meeting Abramovic

Friday, 26 September 08, 01:51 PM · Comments(0)

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed he met Roman Abramovich in the summer, but insists it was not to discuss the Chelsea job. AC Milan coach Ancelotti was strongly linked with the Stamford Bridge post following Avram Grant's end-of-season departure. Reports had suggested that Chelsea had made an approach to speak to Ancelotti, who has spent seven years in charge at the San Siro. Former Italy international Ancelotti has revealed he did meet up with Chelsea owner Abramovich to talk about football matters during the close-season. Informal However, Ancelotti says he was not negotiating a deal with the Blues and that Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani was fully aware of the situation. "It's true, me and Abramovich met," Ancelotti told Sky Italia. "He wanted to understand what my philosophy was. "But it was immediately made clear that I had a contract with Milan and that I wanted to stay at Milan. "It was an informal talk, and my club knew of the meeting because Galliani is aware of everything."

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