Ancelotti urges Real to reject Man City bid for Pepe

Madrid: Real Madrid new coach Carlo Ancelotti doesn't want Pepe to be sold and he has informed Real officials that every bid for the defender should be rejected at that very moment.

The defender is a big money target for Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, with a 25 million euros offer already lodged. According to reports in Spain, Ancelotti has asked his board to resist all offers for Pepe, who he wants to keep for the coming season.

Pepe, for his part, is weighing up his options, having felt he'd lost the confidence of several of the club's powerbrokers last season. Pepe lost his spot in the playing XI after rift with the then coach Jose Mourinho.