Real Madrid are turning to England boss Sven Goran Eriksson after AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti again publicly rejected reports of an agreement with the Spanish giants yesterday.
The Bernabeu board have now made the outgoing England boss their No 1 target after Ancelotti refused to be lured to Madrid.
He said: "There's no chance of me coaching Real and that's final."
That leaves the way clear for Eriksson and acting Real president Luis Gomez Mantejano is carrying out the wishes of the board by sanctioning a renewed move to sign Sven.
Eriksson's advisors have made it clear his first-choice destination is to link up with David Beckham in Spain.
The Bernabeu board have now made the outgoing England boss their No 1 target after Ancelotti refused to be lured to Madrid.
He said: "There's no chance of me coaching Real and that's final."
That leaves the way clear for Eriksson and acting Real president Luis Gomez Mantejano is carrying out the wishes of the board by sanctioning a renewed move to sign Sven.
Eriksson's advisors have made it clear his first-choice destination is to link up with David Beckham in Spain.
