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title: "Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti plays down Real Madrid rumours as ‘good publicity’"
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author: "Liam Sterling"
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published: "2021-05-19T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-05-19T19:00:00Z"
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# Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti plays down Real Madrid rumours as ‘good publicity’

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has [recently been linked](https://readeverton.com/2021/05/18/garth-crooks-ancelotti-real-madrid/) with a move to former club Real Madrid.

The Italian [took charge](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50739844) of Everton back in 2019 and has slowly started to build his desired squad.

This season hasn’t quite produced the [results and form](https://www.skysports.com/everton-results) expected but there have been signs of improvement.

However, the recent rumours over Ancelotti’s future started to stir after [BBC’s](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport) Garth Crooks warned fans.

The pundit stated that he felt [Everton could lose Ancelotti to Real Madrid](https://readeverton.com/2021/05/18/garth-crooks-ancelotti-real-madrid/) given their recent results.

Despite this, the Italian has come out and reassured the Toffees faithful that he won’t be going anywhere anytime soon…

> ?? | Carlo Ancelotti on Real Madrid rumours.\
> \
> ?“This is good publicity for me to be linked with Real Madrid but it is not true. I am really happy to stay here. We have difficulties, of course, but I feel good at Everton & my target is to make Everton better & better every year.” [pic.twitter.com/ZbrleQOba8](https://t.co/ZbrleQOba8)
>
> — The Everton End (@TheEvertonEnd) [May 18, 2021](https://twitter.com/TheEvertonEnd/status/1394775656567803905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

As cited by [The Everton End](https://twitter.com/TheEvertonEnd) on Twitter, Ancelotti recently spoke out about the rumours.

The Italian has labelled the rumours as ‘good publicity’ but has assured fans that he is happy at Everton.

Despite the obvious struggles from this season that are still yet to be faced, Ancelotti is building something at the club.

His target, as he states, is to make Everton better each year – leading to hopes of a better future for the club.

Trophies have been hard to come by in recent history for the club.

However, with a manager with a pedigree such as Ancelotti, Everton will no doubt find themselves amongst the silverware soon.

The club has a bright future ahead of them with him in charge, starting with [the clubs new stadium](https://readeverton.com/2021/02/24/everton-fans-excited-emotional-stadium-update/).