After several months of persistent rumors, Carlo Ancelotti has officially signed a new contract. A decision fraught with consequences for the Italian technician, but also for the club he leaves. For several weeks now, the signals all went in the same direction, and his future seemed written. However, the exact place of its next mission was the subject of all speculation.
Ancelotti joins Brazil
It is now acted: Carlo Ancelotti becomes the coach of the Brazil national team. As confirmed The Athleticthe agreement is signed, and the taking of duties is scheduled for May 26, just after the end of the Real Madrid season. A page therefore turns for those who were one of the most titled coaches in Merengue history. The Brazilian Federation, via its emissary Diego Fernandes, finalized the operation in all discretion, taking advantage of the deleterious context which reigned in Madrid.
A logical timing after an end of cycle in Madrid
Eliminated in quarters of the Champions League, beaten in the King's Cup final by Barça, and relegated seven points to leader Hansi Fligk in Liga, Ancelotti was no longer unanimous at the head of Real. At 65, he therefore chose to take up a final challenge: to lead the Seleção to a sixth world coronation in 2026. He became in passing the first foreign coach to occupy this legendary position.
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A succession already completed at Real
Unsurprisingly, Xabi Alonso should resume the torch on the Madrid bench. The future Exeentraire of Leverkusen, who therefore finds his former club, would have even started his first maneuvers for the transfer window. A generational relay that speaks volumes about the ambitions of Florentino Pérez, eager to rebuild around a modern figure, close to its players and homemade philosophy.
Ancelotti-Samba: a historic bet
Never has a non -Brazilian coach had the reins of the Seleção. But with Ancelotti, the CBF aims at European excellence at the service of a nation in search of renewal. His first match? On June 6 against Ecuador, in playoffs. The decor is planted.
