Monday, April 28, 2025 - Carlo Ancelotti's second spell in charge of Real Madrid will come to an end at the end of the season with the Italian set to become the new coach of of Brazil.
Ancelotti's contract at the Bernabeu expires in 2026,
but The Athletic reports that a decision has been made on his future.
Madrid were beaten 3-2 in Saturday's Copa del Rey final by
arch-rivals Barcelona and were knocked out of the Champions
League by Arsenal earlier this month.
They sit four points adrift of Barca in
the LaLiga standings with five games remaining, and those are set to
be the final matches of his tenure.
Brazil have been working hard to appoint him as soon as
possible, and the Athletic report states that they will do so once the league
campaign finishes, meaning he will not be in charge during this summer's Club
World Cup.
Diego Fernandes, an intermediary for the Brazilian FA, was
once again spotted in attendance at Saturday's final in Sevilla and is
understood to have held talks with Ancelotti over succeeding Dorival Junior who
was sacked in the wake of his country's 4-1 humiliation at the hands of rivals
Argentina in World Cup qualifying last month.
Fernandes has been spending much time in Spain over the last
few months in an attempt to persuade Ancelotti to become Brazil boss before the
World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay in June, and miss Madrid's
appearance in the Club World Cup.
Former Real star and current Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi
Alonso is being tipped to succeed the 65-year-old.
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