Ancelotti drops hint to take Chelsea job

Agence France-Presse

The 49-year-old coach also revealed that not only is he learning English but that he has met with Blues owner Roman Abramovich too.

Ancelotti is widely expected to leave Milan at the end of the season with the Gazzetta dello Sport even claiming he was 90 percent sure of joining Chelsea. But while the coach himself denied being in talks, he did not rule out a move to the English Premier League at some point.

"For me everything is very clear with the club," he said. "When the season is over we'll find the right solution. "I haven't had any discussion with (Milan president Silvio) Berlusconi but I don't think he's annoyed that I spoke with Abramovich.

"Right now I'm not involved in contract talks with Chelsea, we will have (talks) after the season and if there is a solution to be found we'll find it. Right now I have a contract (with Milan for another year) and I value that. But I'm ready for anything. I like to coach, it's a passion rather than work and of course if you asked me if I would like to coach Chelsea, I'd say yes." However, Ancelotti then added somewhat confusingly that he was sure he'd stay with Milan. "Expressing in terms of percentage, I'd say 100 percent I'll stay at Milan next season as well."