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Former England captain David Beckham<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nItalian Carlo Ancelotti was on Friday named the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain on a two-and-a-half year deal, but former England captain David Beckham has still not committed to the big-spending Qatar-backed French club.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old former AC Milan and Chelsea boss takes over from Antoine Kombouare, who stepped down earlier Friday, and his first competitive game will be a French Cup last-64 tie away to Brittany amateur outfit Locmine on January 8.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti is now in place to fly out to the Middle East with the first-team squad on Sunday for a four-day winter training camp in Qatar and Dubai.<\/p>\n
It has been reported that Ancelotti, twice a Champions League winner in his time with Milan, would become the best-paid coach in the history of the French game with an annual salary of between six and seven million euros ($7.8m-$9m).<\/p>\n
Ancelotti – who won the Champions League twice both as a player and as a coach with AC Milan – announced former France international midfielder Claude Makelele, who played at PSG till retiring at the end of last season, would be his assistant.<\/p>\n
“I thought of Claude Makelele because he was a great player, who has great experience, huge charisma, and is a personality,” said Ancelotti, who revealed that Giovanni Mauro who was the fitness coach with him at Milan and Chelsea would also be coming with him.<\/p>\n
“He knows French football inside out, and has the ability to communicate with the players.”<\/p>\n
The club left it late to confirm the sacking of Kombouare, a former player who has been in the dug-out since the summer of 2009.<\/p>\n
“After two years during which he carried out his duties as PSG head coach with passion, Antoine Kombouare leaves Paris Saint-Germain as from today,” the Parisian club said in a statement shortly before unveiling Ancelotti.<\/p>\n
Kombouare, 48, thanked “all the people who offered him support over these last days”.<\/p>\n
“I leave Paris Saint-Germain with a sense of unfinished business but with the feeling of having given everything.”<\/p>\n
Beckham’s agent on Friday denied media reports that the former Manchester United star – whose main remaining ambition is to play for the British football team in next year’s London Olympics – had signed for the Parisian club.<\/p>\n
“There is no agreement with PSG at this time, an offer does not make a contract, we continue to hold negotiations with a number of clubs,” 19Management said in a statement released by the SEMP public relations company.<\/p>\n
“No decision has been made and we do not expect one at the moment.”<\/p>\n
PSG’s sporting director Leonardo also said that there had been no agreement between the two parties and ultimately Beckham would decide what was best for him and his family.<\/p>\n
“With Beckham, it is normal that there is huge press coverage, but nothing has been done between us and him,” said the former Brazil international and AC Milan coach.<\/p>\n
“We have a very good rapport with him, Carlo (Ancelotti) also has. I don’t know what effect that may have.<\/p>\n
“He has always said that his choice would be a family one. We have studied the matter, but there are details outside of the professional side of things that will decide matters.<\/p>\n
“Today he is in Los Angeles, he is reflecting on his personal life.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know what he is going to do, there are details (which can intervene) for someone who is already living in Los Angeles.”<\/p>\n
The BBC too cast doubt on Beckham moving to Paris when they said later on Friday they understood – without citing the source – that he would stay in Los Angeles because his family are happy there and don’t fancy moving.<\/p>\n
\u00a92011 AFP<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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