Lille has officially appointed Davide Ancelotti, son of Carlo Ancelotti, as their new head coach. The appointment comes one week after the departure of former manager Bruno Genesio.
Ancelotti has signed a two-year deal with the French club, but officials did not clarify if he would vacate his current role on his father’s Brazil coaching staff before the World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19.
The 36-year-old is entering his second stint as a head coach, having previously spent six months at Brazilian side Botafogo last year. “I’m very proud and happy,” Ancelotti said, adding that it is an honour to represent the French outfit.
The AC Milan academy product described his new team as a “serious, ambitious, competitive club who are regularly playing European football.” Lille is set to compete in the Champions League next season after finishing third in Ligue 1, 15 points behind winners Paris Saint-Germain. The new Ligue 1 campaign begins on the weekend of August 22-23.
