Carlo Ancelotti is expected to “leave” his position as coach of Real Madrid for the second time when the season closes.
Despite delivering titles from the Champions League in two of his four seasons to the Bernabeu since he returned in 2021, Ancelotti has been under intense pressure in recent weeks Because Madrid was behind in the league title race and being eliminated in Europe in the quarterfinals.
Ancelotti still has one more year on the contract he signed at the end of 2023, but the Italian has previously paid the price to fall below the standards of Madrid. It was looted once before, in 2015, only 12 months after delivering a tenth European crown who had eluded the club for 12 years.
Athletics Report Ancelotti in progress to leave your current job. But although there is an option to stay with Spanish giants on a “non -manager” role, his “most likely destination” is considered to be Brazil as a new head of the national team.
The job was recently available when Dorival Junior was dismissed after the world cup classification results. Brazil is fourth in the standings, not in a real danger of losing the tournament for the first time, but ten points drift from Argentine fierce leaders and rivals.
The Brazil Football Federation (CBF) did not make a secret of his admiration for Ancelotti in a very public search by 2023, before he committed to his future at Real Madrid. But now that his loyalty has not been reimbursed exactly, he seems to accept Brazil’s job.
It is said that Brazil wanted a new coach to his place before the next set of international The accessories in June, which could be seen that Ancelotti went very quickly from Spain to Rio de Janeiro.
This would mean that Madrid will not enter the FIFA Club World Cup with Ancelotti at the helm. The club has been closely linked to former player Xabi Alonso, who has made his reputation in Germany. But Bayer Leverkusen hopes that he will not leave yet, Would not be cheap either.
The links to the former Liverpool Boss Jurgen Klopp have also recently appeared. After taking a different role in the broader Red Bull football operation, it is said that it has been fed up with life away from training and daily management, and it is Therefore, he is interested in joining -S in Madrid.
For Angelotti, taking over Brazil would mark the return to international football for the first time in 30 years. When his career ended in 1992, he was invited to the staff of the Head of Italy Arrigo Sacchi, after having been very successful under the legendary AC Milan coach and was helping in the 1994 World Cup when Azurri lost his finalists, ironically against Brazil.
In Brazil, as in Madrid, expectations are high. At the time of World CupThey will spend 24 years since the country obsessed with the last time the trophy was last raised and, therefore, the longest drought in La Secao has endured since the first title in 1958. The previous longest gap between triumphs was 24 years from 1970 to 1994. Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Argentina have won all since 2002.
