Carlo Ancelotti would have made Carlos Bacca his top transfer target if he had been given the opportunity to remain in charge of Real Madrid for a third season, Ernesto Bronzetti has claimed.

Bronzetti is a close confidant of club president Florentino Perez and works with the club on a number of deals relating to the Italian market.

Bacca left Sevilla in the close-season to join AC Milan, but Ancelotti is said to have been extremely keen on bringing the 29-year-old to the Santiago Bernabeu.

"If Ancelotti had stayed in Madrid he have asked for Bacca," Bronzetti is quoted as saying by Marca.

"Bacca is a striker who Ancelotti likes very much and he is the first name he would have requested Florentino for this season."

Bacca has made a good start at San Siro, scoring three goals from five Serie A appearances in 2015-16.

Ancelotti was sacked by Madrid after two seasons in charge after failing to win a major trophy last year, with Rafael Benitez being appointed to replace him.