Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
- Status
D
Deleted member 48881
Guest
It was during that conversation with José Ángel Sánchez, the club’s general manager, that Mr Ancelotti asked if they had found a replacement for Zinedine Zidane.
The initial reply was no, at which point Ancelotti confidently replied, “Well, you already have”, and thus the wheels were set in motion for his return.
He soon phoned Florentino Perez, who ‘enthusiastically accepted the proposal’, and everything was sorted between the two parties in ten minutes.
What a snake indeed. He did not receive any offer for the position, he wanted it himself in the first place.
The initial reply was no, at which point Ancelotti confidently replied, “Well, you already have”, and thus the wheels were set in motion for his return.
He soon phoned Florentino Perez, who ‘enthusiastically accepted the proposal’, and everything was sorted between the two parties in ten minutes.
What a snake indeed. He did not receive any offer for the position, he wanted it himself in the first place.
That's pretty grim and makes a complete mockery of all the honourable shight he talks about in his book
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Classic Everton that.
14:00 "Marcel just going to ring RM to see if we can get that good deal on those top players we've talked about"
"Thanks Carlo, you could really save my bacon this summer"
14:10 "How did you get on with your call, I take it Isco, Marcelo and Bale are all coming?"
"didn't have time to speak about the players sorry....ps you need to find a manager. Ciao."
14:00 "Marcel just going to ring RM to see if we can get that good deal on those top players we've talked about"
"Thanks Carlo, you could really save my bacon this summer"
14:10 "How did you get on with your call, I take it Isco, Marcelo and Bale are all coming?"
"didn't have time to speak about the players sorry....ps you need to find a manager. Ciao."
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
FFS his fanboys on here need to step up and defend that.Proper snake in the grass.
Carlo Ancelotti's Everton release clause revealed - Manager's efforts to return to Real Madrid clear - Sport Witness
Carlo Ancelotti ‘gave everything’ to make a return to Real Madrid from Everton this summer, with the Italian pushing for the move personally. That’s according to AS, who say Everton made a measly €5m from the move, courtesy of a clause in the Italian’s contract. They explain that Ancelotti...sportwitness.co.uk
An utter scumbag of a man.
Worse appointment than Allardyce for me that.
Again the question has to be asked, why was the release clause set so low ? Especially when we were paying him so much more per year.
…or maybe working with Iwobi every day?
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
And again the answer can be given - because he almost certainly refused to sign a contract with a higher one.
The clause was set so low for the same reason his wages were so high. He is one of the most decorated and successful managers in the modern era and Everton are.....well, Everton.
When it came to the negotiations it's pretty clear one side was happy to walk away if the deal didn't suit while the other was a little more star-struck and eager to please. He essentially viewed Everton the same way that Benitez viewed Dalian Pro.
Speculation though isn't it fella, that was a very big contract to turn down for that reason, what was it £11.5m a year ? Surely that compo should have been double that. My opinion anyway.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah. Far more likely that the board just went "yeah tell you what Carlo, we'll throw in a peanuts release clause" for absolutely no reason.
Given how things played out, if you honestly believe that Carlo Ancelotti was signing for Everton (when we'd been in the bottom 3 a couple of weeks before) without an escape hatch.... well more power to you.
Toffe3m4n
Player Valuation: £80m
Think most just simply don't care anymore Dave.
- Status