PARIS - Former AC Milan and Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is expected to be confirmed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain in a press conference on Friday.

The French league leaders announced the upcoming news conference, to begin at 22:00 pm at their Parc des Princes stadium, after holding talks with Ancelotti.

Italian Carlo Ancelotti, former AC Milan and Chelsea coach, leaves the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris, Dec 29, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Earlier, a Reuters photographer saw former AC Milan and Chelsea coach Ancelotti spend an hour at the Pitie Salpetriere hospital, which is used by PSG for staff medicals.

Ancelotti then moved on to the Parc des Princes and left several hours later without talking to waiting reporters.

Media reports in Italy said there were still stumbling blocks to overcome before Ancelotti could be appointed.

PSG are top of the French league at the mid-season break but reports have persisted that their big-spending Qatari owners want a higher-profile coach than Antoine Kombouare, in place before May's takeover.

The club said last week that "serene discussions" were taking place with Kombouare but stopped short of saying he had been removed.