Real Madrid extends Ancelotti after Brazil’s interest in hiring him
MADRID — Real Madrid has prolonged Carlo Ancelotti’s contract till 2026, seemingly ending Brazil’s hopes of hiring him as the brand new nationwide staff coach.
Ancelotti had been linked with a transfer to Brazil for the previous a number of months, with the president of the Brazilian Soccer Confederation publicly expressing his want to rent the Italian coach.
But Ancelotti had mentioned all alongside that he wish to stay at Madrid if the membership wished him to remain. His present contract with the Spanish membership Madrid was set to run out on the finish of this season.
Financial particulars of the brand new contract weren’t disclosed.
This is Ancelotti’s second stint with Madrid. He had beforehand coached the membership from 2013-15, having returned in 2021.
Ancelotti has gained 10 titles with Madrid, together with two Champions Leagues and one Spanish league.
The 64-year-old Ancelotti has been linked to Brazil’s males’s staff since Tite stepped down as its coach in December 2022 after a disappointing World Cup.
Brazil is presently being coached by Fluminense supervisor Fernando Diniz.
Brazilian Soccer Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues mentioned he wished to usher in Ancelotti to guide the five-time world champion within the 2024 Copa America and the 2026 World Cup. Rodrigues final month was faraway from workplace as a result of irregularities in his election.
Ancelotti holds the report for Champions League titles as a coach with 4 after guiding each Madrid and AC Milan to 2 titles every. He can be the one coach to have steered groups to titles in Europe’s 5 high nationwide leagues, in Spain, England, Italy, Germany, and France.
