If anyone has emerged from the terrible night of Real Madrid against Arsenal scathed, it is Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian coach is aware that he is very much under the spotlight, that all eyes are on him and that his future depends on a Champions League title that now hangs by a thread and for which a miracle is needed. Carletto’s farewell is getting closer and closer.
Beyond the club’s poor planning, which left the coach without signings in January when there were clear deficiencies and problems in defense, there is no doubt that Carlo Ancelotti bears some responsibility for what happened. The Italian’s management throughout the season has had several black spots.
Starting with the lack of rotation, the lack of opportunities for some players and his stubbornness in selecting certain players has ended up costing the Whites dearly. There are players who have demonstrated their potential, such as Endrick, who yesterday did not even get a minute in London. Not to mention Carlo Ancelotti’s stubbornness in playing Vinicius, Mbappé, Rodrygo and Bellingham in a system that does not favor any of them.
A series of decisions throughout the season and an inability to react in many matches condemn Ancelotti to the future far from Real Madrid. His departure has been talked about for months and with LaLiga more than complicated, the Champions League needing a magical night and the Cup final against a very difficult Barça, it’s a done deal.
Offers for Ancelotti
Roma are having an irregular season in which they have already had three different coaches and the situation has not improved as they are far from the Champions League places in Serie A and they want to turn the situation around. In this way, the Italian team would see Carlo Ancelotti as the solution to their problems.
The owners of the Roman club are said to be working to personally convince the Italian to join their ranks next season. To convince the coach they are willing to go all out and make an ambitious offer both in sporting and financial terms. If it happens, the Italian could return to the club where he was a key player between 1979 and 1987.
Furthermore, the Brazilian Football Confederation seems to have returned to the fray to try to sign the Italian coach. “I’m told that the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) has asked Ancelotti to decide whether he is going to Brazil before the Champions League final, they are giving him two months’ grace,” said Eduardo Inda in the last few hours.
Xabi Alonso getting closer
For months the target of Real Madrid if Carlo Ancelotti left has been Xabi Alonso, coach of Bayer Leverkusen. The style proposed by the man from San Sebastián seems made for the Whites, with a vertical and attacking game without renouncing touch, similar to the way he played when he was a player.
Paco González, director of the sports program Tiempo de Juego on the COPE radio network, was one of those who brought up the name of Xabi Alonso after Real Madrid’s debacle against Arsenal. “There are people who say that Xabi Alonso has already signed, I don’t know, but there are some who take it for granted, and besides, he hasn’t confirmed that he’s going to stay at Leverkusen next year,” he said.
Real Madrid have been in contact with the Basque coach and have let him know that they are counting on him in case Ancelotti does not stay at the club next season. In fact, according to recent reports, the Whites are willing to pay for him. Real Madrid would be willing to pay up to 6 million euros to Bayer Leverkusen as compensation in order to secure the signing of Xabi Alonso if necessary.