LaLiga: Court fixes date for trial of Real Madrid boss, Ancelotti for potential 4-year prison sentence

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti could face a four-year jail term.

The Italian is set to face trial on Wednesday following allegations of tax fraud.

Mundo Deportivo reports that the former Chelsea boss is accused of defrauding the Treasury of €1 million.

He could be sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.

The Provincial Court of Madrid has set the date for the hearing, with the prosecution seeking a four-year-and-nine-month prison term.

Ancelotti is accused of defrauding the public treasury of a total of €1,062,079-€386,361 in 2014 and €675,718 in 2015.

The Italian’s tax debt, amounting to €1,217,958.24, including surcharges and interest, was also seized by the Tax Agency.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the former Everton manager did not conceal his earnings from image rights but allegedly transferred them to other entities.

However, the Public Prosecutor’s office remains unconvinced by this argument, according to the report.

Ancelotti first joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2013.

During this period, he won the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, but the league title eluded him.

He returned to the club for his second stint in 2021 and has since won the LaLiga title and the Champions League twice, among multiple other trophies.

Ancelotti is the most successful manager in Los Blancos’ history, with 15 trophies.