• I prefer to remain in London at Chelsea, says Italian manager
• Will reveal what he ‘truly thinks’ of Mourinho if Chelsea win title

The Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has insisted he is not interested in replacing Marcello Lippi as the coach of Italy after the World Cup. Reports in Italy have linked Ancelotti as one of the candidates to succeed Lippi but in an interview with the Italian men’s monthly magazine Max, which goes on sale on Thursday, Ancelotti said: “I am not interested in the national team. I prefer to remain in London at Chelsea and lead the team to a Champions League final.”

Ancelotti, who joined the Blues from Milan in the summer, is looking forward to guiding his side to silverware this season. Chelsea lead the Premier League with a one-point advantage over Manchester United and if he takes Chelsea to the league title, Ancelotti has promised to give some insight into his difficult relationship with the former Blues manager José Mourinho.

The two clashed last year when Ancelotti was still the manager of Milan and Mourinho was in his first season with Internazionale. “If I win the league title with Chelsea I will say what I truly think of the Inter coach,” said Ancelotti.

Ancelotti’s Chelsea host Mourinho’s Inter on 16 March in the Champions League needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit.

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