{"id":538082,"date":"2019-12-10T09:10:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T14:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=538082"},"modified":"2020-02-15T16:42:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T21:42:31","slug":"carlo-ancelotti-arsenal-gennaro-gattuso-napoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/12\/10\/carlo-ancelotti-arsenal-gennaro-gattuso-napoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Gennaro Gattuso Targeted as Carlo Ancelotti Faces Napoli Sack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Rangers midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is in the frame for the Napoli job if the Italian side sacks Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n<h2>Gennaro Gattuso Targeted As Carlo Ancelotti Faces Napoli Sack<\/h2>\n<h3>Ancelotti On Brink Of Sack<\/h3>\n<p>It is reported that Gattuso is the leading candidate to take over from Ancelotti at Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>Gazzetta dello Sport (via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7775737\/Gennaro-Gattuso-intent-taking-Napoli-Carlo-Ancelotti-faces-sack.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail<\/a>) report that Ancelotti will be sacked by chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis after Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League fixture.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli have the opportunity to progress to the final 16 of the European competition with a win over Genk.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian side need to earn just one point against the Belgian side to progress; however, reports claim that Ancelotti will be sacked regardless of Tuesday&#8217;s result.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli are currently seventh in Serie A and are winless in the last five outings in domestic competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Gattuso is leading the race for the role once Ancelotti departs.<\/p>\n<h3>Taking The Italian Job To England<\/h3>\n<p>With the former Chelsea boss facing the sack, rumours have circulated linking Ancelotti with the vacant roles at Everton and Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/carlo-ancelotti-set-napoli-sack-21062011\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mirror<\/a> claim that Ancelotti would be available to the Premier League duo for free if sacked by Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-year-old Ancelotti won two Champions League titles when in charge of AC Milan; he has also lifted the European Cup with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The experienced manager has won league titles in four countries while also enjoying successful spells in charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PSG<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> winger Freddie Ljungberg took the reins of the Gunners after the London side parted company with Unai Emery.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Ferguson leads the way at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> after Marco Silva was booted from Goodison Park after a poor run of form.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OLl4WfhdQ3Z3-cKrwA6Xww\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1192658745\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OLl4WfhdQ3Z3-cKrwA6Xww',sig:'vMBKeQ4ztiOND390F6TJtmnBj864Mxr-Sc2H1LhMeyI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1192658745',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Rangers midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is in the frame for the Napoli job if the Italian side sacks Carlo Ancelotti. Gennaro Gattuso Targeted As Carlo Ancelotti Faces Napoli Sack Ancelotti On Brink Of Sack It is reported that Gattuso is the leading candidate to take over from Ancelotti at Napoli. 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