The elimination from the Champions League after the defeat against Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabéu brings with it what appears to be the first casualty of Real Madrid‘s disastrous season, Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian’s future seems to be increasingly distant from the Whites. His time at the Bernabéu has an expiry date and many see him leaving the club next season. His project is showing signs of exhaustion and everything indicates that the end of a cycle has arrived.
After the defeat, Ancelotti did not want to talk about his future, but he pointed out that “I don’t know if it’s my last game. I don’t know. If the club decides to change, it could be this year, next year when my contract ends. I can only ever thank this club. I will thank this club and nothing else. Whether my contract ends or not, it makes no difference to me.”
The future of Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid remains one of the big questions to be resolved for next season. Everything points to titles deciding the Italian coach’s future, although Real Madrid are not ruling out any scenario, whatever the final result in May. Ancelotti has earned his place during his years at Real Madrid and cannot be ruled out at the first hurdle, but the demands of the team put him on the wire.
Brazil issues an ultimatum and sends an emissary
Brazil is in a hurry to appoint a coach after its president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, sacked Dorival Júnior following the debacle against Argentina. According to EL PERIÓDICO, the Brazilian Football Confederation’s interest in securing his services came through his son Davide, who they contacted to find out about Carlo’s future plans.
The CBF has given the Real Madrid coach until the day after the Champions League final, which will be held on May 31 at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, regardless of whether the team qualifies or not.
Now, the newspaper MARCA has revealed that last night an emissary from Brazil was in Madrid to try to convince the Reggiolo native to take the job. In Valdebebas, for the moment, no drastic decisions will be made.
The candidates to replace Ancelotti
Xabi Alonso remains the preferred option in the Santiago Bernabéu offices to take over the reins at Real Madrid next season, but his arrival is by no means guaranteed if the Italian coach leaves. One of the factors influencing the decision is time: although Leverkusen is willing to wait for a response from the Basque coach regarding his future, time is running out.
The 15-time Champions League winner is said to be following in the footsteps of the iconic Jürgen Klopp. A coach who left an indelible mark at Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, he is now in charge of football at the Red Bull group. With Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso’s future uncertain, the Whites would open up this new avenue, which would be a bombshell in the summer transfer market.
In the last few hours, a new name has been added to the list of possible candidates for the Real Madrid bench. It would be a switch from one Italian, Carlo Ancelotti, to another, Antonio Conte. Antonio Conte is a coach with a proven track record of success at clubs such as Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan.
It would be curious if Carlo Ancelotti were to leave and hand over the reins to his son Davide, but the truth is that it is an option that has not been ruled out at Real Madrid. Carlo’s son has made a significant mark on the team in his father’s shadow, but people really like his approach to modern football and the innovative systems he uses, and they believe that these qualities, combined with his knowledge of the dressing room, could give him an advantage at the helm of the team.