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Lille announced on Monday that Brazil assistant coach Davide Ancelotti, the son of Carlo, would be their new coach, a week after Bruno Genesio’s departure.
Ancelotti has signed a two-year deal with the French club, but they did not say if he would leave his role in his father’s Brazil coaching staff before the World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
“LOSC today announced the appointment of Davide Ancelotti as first-team coach. The 36-year-old Italian manager, who has worked with some of the world’s biggest clubs and national teams, has signed a two-year contract,” read the club statement.
The 36-year-old is in line for his second spell as a head coach, having spent six months at Brazilian outfit Botafogo last year.
Notably, he began his coaching career in 2016 and has worked alongside his father Carlo at Napoli, Bayern Munich, Everton and Real Madrid.
“I’m very proud and happy,” Ancelotti said. “It’s an honour to represent Lille.
“They are a serious, ambitious, competitive club who are regularly playing European football,” the AC Milan academy product said.
Lille will feature in the Champions League next season after finishing third in Ligue 1, 15 points behind winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
The new Ligue 1 campaign begins on the weekend of August 22-23.
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