Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly agreed to become the next manager of Brazil, bringing an end to his successful tenure at Real Madrid. The Italian coach is set to lead the Seleção towards the 2026 World Cup.
Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly reached an agreement with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to take charge of the Brazilian national team once his time at Real Madrid ends. Only the signature is missing to formalize a commitment that will mark one of the great moves in world soccer.
Ancelotti, the most successful coach in Real Madrid history, will thus put an end to his successful cycle at the Santiago Bernabéu to embark on the challenge of conquering the coveted sixth World Cup for the Canarinha. It will also be the icing on the cake to a legendary career, in which he has triumphed in the most important leagues in the world, in the Champions League and has known how to manage the biggest stars of world soccer.
The Italian coach will take the reins of a Brazil that seeks to regain its world greatness, with the goal of lifting the title at the next World Cup and returning the team to the place that its history claims. With his experience, serenity and track record of success, Ancelotti will face one of the greatest challenges of his career in what will probably be his last great project on the benches.
In his new stage, Ancelotti will have a group of soccer players that he already knows very well. He will lead players who are currently under his orders at Real Madrid, such as Vini, Rodrygo, Militao and Endrick. In addition, the Italian coach is familiar with other Brazilian talents from LaLiga like Raphinha. The Italian coach is not going of new.
Respectful negotiations
Everything is ready for Ancelotti to be coach of Brazil and leave Madrid with honors. In the CBF they are cautious and will not launch the bells to the flight until everything is settled since they saw how everything went to ruin last season with the coach when they already saw him on their bench. In this second attempt, Diego Fernandes, emissary of CBF president, has been key in this maneuver and to finish convincing the Italian.
The businessman traveled to Seville to see the Copa final and planned to follow the conversations with Carlo in the hours after the duel. The presence of Diego Fernandes in the Real Madrid matches is no longer a chance or coincidence, as was also evident on April 16, attending Real Madrid-Arsenal, as MARCA revealed.
Fernandes, who acts as an external link of the presidency of the CBF in the conversations with Carlo Ancelotti, has been seen with increasing frequency in Europe.
Sources close to the negotiations indicate that this new trip to Spain included new private meetings with the Italian coach, who after reflecting for a long time on his future has been inclined to take the step to the Canarinha, who has wanted him for a long time but until now had not managed to tie the Italian down.
During these months, Diego Fernandes has handled himself with discretion and with total respect to Real Madrid. After weeks of contacts, the objective of these last trips has been to convince Ancelotti to take over the pentacampeona and that, even, he could advance his arrival to the FIFA window in June, which would mean that he would not lead Madrid in the Club World Cup. This is still pending a meeting between Ancelotti and the club.
In Madrid it is also clear that it is time for change, but with maximum respect to Ancelotti, who could even return in the future with another position in the club. The idea is to separate their paths by mutual agreement and putting value on the work of the most successful coach in the history of Real Madrid. The operation has already begun but there are things to solve, such as the way out of the coach of the white entity. Also the CBF has work to do until the day of the official announcement arrives.
