Ancelotti and Allegri among candidates to replace Ranieri at Roma | OneFootball

Roma are on the lookout for a new coach for next season and illustrious profiles such as Carlo Ancelotti and Massimiliano Allegri are said to be on their list of candidates for the job.

The Giallorossi hired Claudio Ranieri as their fourth manager of 2024 after sacking Ivan Juric but immediately made it clear that the former Leicester boss would only serve as a caretaker for the remaining months of the season.

epa11753656 Roma’s coach Claudio Ranieri looks on during the Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Atalanta BC, in Rome, Italy, 02 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

Director Florent Ghisolfi admitted before the Europa League against Braga that they are already working, supported by the 73-year-old, to identify their ‘next coach’, suggesting such a choice will also affect their ‘January transfer strategy’.

Ancelotti joins Allegri in Roma’s candidate list for coaching job

As reported by Corriere dello Sport, Roma have ambitious targets for their future manager, as Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly on the list of candidates that the Friedkin family, Ghisolfi and Ranieri are currently considering.

Atalanta’s head coach Gian Piero Gasperini and Napoli’s haead coach Carlo Ancelotti (r) during the Italian Serie A soccer match Atalanta vs Napoli at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia in Bergamo, Italy, 03 December 2018. EPA-EFE/PAOLO MAGNI

The former Milan tactician could leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, which would make him an attractive profile for the club, especially considering his experience at the Stadio Olimpico as a player.

Massimiliano Allegri, who was recently linked with a job at West Ham, is also a potential option to replace Ranieri next season, and so is Vincenzo Montella, who was contacted in the aftermath of Juric’s sacking but has an ongoing contract with the Turkish football federation.