AC MILAN coach Fabio Capello will join Real Madnd next season, the Spanish club's president Lorenzo Sanz said yesterday.

"The official announcement of Fabio Capello's move to our" club could be made next week, or at least as soon as Milan has, won the Italian championship," Sanz said.

Capello, variously reported to be staying at Milan, moving to Real or Parma, has yet to announce where he will coach next season.