Paris SG reject Ancelotti request to leave

Carlo Ancelotti has informed Paris St Germain officials that he wants to leave at the end of the season after leading the team to their first French league title in 19 years but the club turned down his request.

“I have asked the club to leave and I am waiting for their answer because I am under contract,” Ancelotti said at the Ligue 1 awards ceremony late Sunday after being named coach of the season along with St Etienne’s Christophe Galtier.

Italian Ancelotti joined PSG, who are owned by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), in December 2011, leading them to their first French league title since 1994.

“We’ve had discussions, he asked to leave for Real Madrid. I said that it’s not possible because he has one more year on his contract,” president Nasser al-Khelaifi said yesterday.

Ancelotti declined to confirm that he wanted to join Real Madrid.

“We’ve had a meeting with the president (Nasser al-Khelaifi) and Leonardo,” he said.

“We must wait for the answer of the club, who will decide for their future and for me. Real is a possibility but I have one year left in my contract.

“We must decide together because my decision is to leave the club. It is not easy because I’ve had a good relationship with everyone. It’s not the right moment to explain the reason why I want to leave and maybe I will never explain it.”

Last week, Al-Khelaifi told Reuters that he had turned down a Real Madrid move to hire Ancelotti.

“They (Real) came and I discussed it with them. He’s got a contract with us for one more year... for me, he’s here next year,” Al-Khelaifi said.