- Everton’s former manager and oligarch sponsor held discussions
- Issue may be behind Ancelotti’s high court case against Everton
Carlo Ancelotti, the decorated manager who is suing his former club Everton, held discussions with a controversial Russian oligarch about a series of incentive payments that were dependent on Everton’s performance in the Premier League.
The Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov proposed the bonuses at about the time Ancelotti was in talks to take the Everton job in 2019, sources say. The suggestion raises questions about whether a proposed side deal between Ancelotti and Usmanov is behind the manager filing a claim against Everton in London’s high court.
Written by Exclusive by Simon Goodley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/22/carlo-ancelotti-held-talks-over-everton-bonus-fund-with-alisher-usmanov under the title “Carlo Ancelotti held talks over Everton bonus fund with Alisher Usmanov”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
