Carlo Ancelotti has signed a three-year contract to replace Maurizio Sarri as Napoli’s head coach.
The 58-year-old former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Paris St Germain boss succeeds Sarri at Stadio San Paolo, less than a week after the latter secured a second-placed finish behind Juventus in Serie A.
A statement published on Napoli’s official website on Wednesday evening said Ancelotti, who had been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich last September, would take charge for the next three campaigns.
“I’m really happy and honoured to be the coach of a team of such a unique city with incredible fans,” Ancelotti said in a tweet released on the club’s account.
Azzurri president Aurelio De Laurentiis had earlier thanked Sarri, 59, for his achievements in Naples.