Ancelotti swerves talk of future

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti refused to comment on club owner Silvio Berlusconi's apparent confirmation he would be leaving this summer.

Speculation has been rife in Italy and England that Ancelotti will leave Milan for Chelsea, and the Rossoneri were set to make an announcement on his future tomorrow had they clinched Champions League qualification today.

Their 3-2 defeat against Roma means any announcement will now not be forthcoming until next week following the final game of the season against fourth-placed Fiorentina.

Ancelotti has always insisted that is when he will decide his future and he reiterated that claim today.

"There is no reason to talk about my future," he told Sky Italia. "We are still involved and we will talk about everything after Florence.

"I don't want to make any comments, it's Paolo Maldini's day and it's right to value that.

"We should talk about him because he has been a great example."

Earlier, when asked about Maldini's last game at the San Siro before his impending retirement Berlusconi fuelled speculation that Ancelotti is on the verge of leaving.

"It's a pity that it's Maldini's last game here," he said. "Ancelotti? Likewise."