Ancelotti: Not a problem if Chelsea want me out

CARLO ANCELOTTI yesterday appeared all but resigned to his fate as Chelsea manager after insisting it would “not be a problem” if club owner Roman Abramovich sacked him.

Ancelotti looks a dead man walking at Stamford Bridge after overseeing what is set to be the club’s worst season since Abramovich’s takeover almost eight years ago.

Speculation has already moved on to the identity of the Italian’s replacement, with the likes of Guus Hiddink, Frank Rijkaard, Andre Villas Boas and Marcello Lippi all linked with the job.