Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday that Guus Hiddink would manage the side until the end of the season, but Ancelotti is reportedly owner Roman Abramovich’s main candidate to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari in the long term.

Ancelotti also spoke about Milan’s loan signing David Beckham. The England midfielder has impressed since joining in January from Los Angeles Galaxy.

Ancelotti said: “In my opinion, in order to keep Beckham sacrifices should be made because he is an important player for the team.”

However, Ancelotti revealed that he did not want to include Beckham in the UEFA Cup updated squad list without knowing if the England midfielder would be staying.

“David has a contract that ends on March 9 and it would become problematic to include him in two games,” Ancelotti explained.

“Milan and Galaxy are negotiating and I hope to stay in Italy. Physically I feel great,” Beckham was quoted as saying in Friday’s Gazzetta dello Sport. “I love playing for Milan. I’ve expressed my desire to remain in Milan and now I have to wait

On Wednesday, Beckham equaled Bobby Moore’s total of 108 England caps in a 2-0 loss to Spain in a friendly. However, he downplayed the possibility of beating Peter Shilton’s England record of 125 caps.

“I take it one match at a time, something I do with Milan and the national team,” Beckham said. “Being part of the national team is important. England are developing and if I can be part of the group it will be a great result.”