Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly not forgotten about Arsenal snubbing him as Arsene Wenger’s replacement last summer.
Wenger stepped down from the Gunners after 1,235 games and 22 years in charge.
Unai Emery was hired as his replacement, with Ancelotti was overlooked for the role.
The former Chelsea boss went on to taken over the reins at Napoli, but Wenger had indicated that Ancelotti would be a suitable replacement, according to Italian journalist Ciro Venerato.
However, they opted to go with Emery, who has guided the Gunners to fourth in the Premier League with seven games to go.
He has also seen his side through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League where they will face Ancelotti’s Napoli side.
Venerato was a guest on TV Luna’s ‘Goal Show’ and said: “Arsenal-Napoli? I’ll tell you a behind the scenes story dating back to the last summer when Arsene Wenger indicated Carlo Ancelotti as his possible heir and successor on the Arsenal bench.
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“Carlo Ancelotti, as you know, has a Canadian wife and the whole family lives in London. So he was interested.
“Arsenal then chose Unai Emery and at that point Carlo Ancelotti signed for Napoli, but he did not forget that Arsenal rejected him.â€
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hurst choice Hurst has been out of work since his sacking by Ipswich Town in October Paul Hurst has been named as Scunthorpe United's new manager. The 44-year-old was sacked by Ipswich in October after just five months in charge and has been out of work since.
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