“Incredible moments”, Davide Ancelotti opens up on his time at PSG

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·25 juillet 2026

“Incredible moments”, Davide Ancelotti opens up on his time at PSG

Davide Ancelotti, the son of the famous Carlo Ancelotti, is relaunching his career as a head coach after a brief spell at Botafogo in 2025. The former assistant to his famous father Carlo Ancelotti spoke to L’Équipe now that he is on Lille’s bench. It was an opportunity to look back on his time at PSG from 2011 to 2013 by his father’s side.

Ancelotti: “Those were incredible moments.”

“The club was going through enormous change, and a lot of things were not simple. Everyone thought Paris was going to win easily, but the team needed time to start playing together. But those were incredible moments. I remember one day during pre-season in Austria. My father said to me: ‘We’re going to sign Ibrahimovic.’ I said to him: ‘Incredible,’ and he added: ‘Thiago Silva is arriving at the same time.’ It was surreal, I couldn’t believe it.”

Of course, the arrival of several top players all at once—especially in a league that was not used to that—led to the idea that PSG could rack up wins with a certain ease. But building a team is not that simple. You also have to respect the other clubs, which have quality even without stars. This is top-level football; everyone knows how to play the game.

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Even so, it was a great experience for Davide Ancelotti to be able to take part in building such a project. Especially since he was only at the start of his career, still in his twenties, as part of the coaching staff. They are great memories, and there are no doubt things he will be able to use. Even if the context at Lille, as head coach, will be different.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.