Goal's lead Champions League columnist says he could never take charge of the Nerazzurri because of his enduring loyalty to AC Milan

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As a Goal columnist, Carlo Ancelotti will provide his expertise and insight on this season’s Champions League through an exclusive series of columns and videos.Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that he would never consider coaching Inter out of respect for former club AC Milan Ancelotti spent eight years at the helm of the Rossoneri, winning two Champions Leagues and one Serie A title during his successful stint at San Siro between 2001 and 2009.And the 56-year-old insists that he would never cross the Milan divide."I could not coach Inter," he told. "Because I had so many years at Milan, it's a question of respect towards my history and the history of the club I have coached."There are many squads that I must avoid. I cannot go against my history."Indeed, Ancelotti admitted that he even considered returning to Milan during the summer but ultimately decided against doing so as he had to undergo an operation on his back that required a significant period of rehabilitation."When I finished with Madrid, there was contact with [club CEO Adriano] Galliani," he explained. "We met in Madrid but I had to have this operation."I would have been out for four months and I wouldn't have been able to be at 100 per cent."So, while it disappointed me a little, it was the right thing to do and Milan understood this."However, Ancelotti refused to rule out a return to Milan at some point in the future, adding that he would also consider another spell at Paris Saint-Germain, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title in 2013."I have had the good fortune to have enjoyed myself everywhere I have coached," the Reggiolo native added."For this reason, I can't say that I would not return to one club or another. I would certainly return to Milan, just as I would return to PSG."Regardless of how things finished, they are experiences of which I have great memories."