The legendary gaffer has been charged with defrauding Spain’s tax office of more than €1 million (£835,000). The case relates to alleged undeclared earnings to do with his image rights during his first stint in charge of the club in 2014 and 2015.

Ancelotti was charged in 2020 and Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of four years and nine months and a fine of €3.2m.