Carlo Ancelotti will step down as coach of Real Madrid at the end of LaLiga. After losing the Copa del Rey final to Barcelona, the only option left is to fight for the league title, but the defeat in the Copa suggests that the match in just under two weeks’ time will be the end of the team’s aspirations. With the coach for next season yet to be confirmed, Solari will take charge of the team during the Club World Cup.
Solari is the chosen one
With little time to maneuver and not wanting to expose the new coach ahead of next season, everything indicates that the Whites will bring in an interim coach for the Club World Cup, which begins in mid-June. Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the league season, or even earlier if all chances of winning the title are lost. According to French media outlet RMC, Real Madrid has decided that Santiago Hernán Solari will be the coach for the Club World Cup.
Real Madrid had two options for the competition to be held next summer: Raúl, the current coach of Castilla, and Solari. However, the technical team has decided that the Argentine will return to the first-team bench and that Raúl can focus on preparing for next season with the reserve team, a team that, year after year, undergoes many changes in its squad due to the progression of young players and the departure of others in search of professional contracts that will secure their place in the world of football.
Farewell to Carlo Ancelotti
Although Carlo Ancelotti still has a card up his sleeve, his future at Real Madrid seems to be coming to an end. Not even a league comeback would guarantee his position for next season. At the club and among the fans, the need for a change in management has already taken shape and become firmly entrenched in the minds of Madridistas. The snowball has grown bigger and bigger, and it is difficult to see how this can be reversed.
For his part, Carlo Ancelotti could once again be close to signing as the new coach of Brazil sooner rather than later. It is known that talks are underway, that the deal is done, and that the idea is for him to take over as coach in June. Although nothing has been confirmed, the Italian could have his future tied up as soon as his (glorious) spell at Real Madrid comes to an end. There is speculation that if Real Madrid are unable to take all three points against Barcelona in the league match in just under two weeks’ time, he could leave the club at that point, as Real Madrid would need a miracle to win the title (winning everything and Barça only picking up one point in the last three games, provided both teams win this weekend).
Ancelotti’s farewell
Real Madrid does not want to repeat past mistakes and wants to give Carlo Ancelotti the send-off he deserves. The Italian coach, the most successful in Real Madrid’s history, deserves recognition for his work during his two spells with the team. Since winning the tenth title 11 years ago, Carletto has led the team to a decade of successes that are now part of the club’s history, and Florentino Pérez wants to pay him an emotional tribute.
Solari will take the reins of the team ahead of the Club World Cup, but no one should think that Real Madrid wants to give up a world-class title, which also offers one of the biggest prizes in the history of soccer.