But Ancelotti insists he is hoping for a successful appeal.
“The decision was a surprise for me. But now the club are appealing, and we have to wait for a good result for us,” he said.
“We hope that they overturn the decision. Now, the transfer embargo is not a problem because we have a very good team and very good players – but in the future, we’ll have to wait and see.
“Now I have to think about my job and about my players. I haven’t spoken to owner Roman Abramovich about it, but it’s not necessary for me to do that. I don’t have to speak to Roman about this situation.”
