Brazil wants Carlo Ancelotti or Jorge Jesus as head coach before the Club World Cup
Brazil has it that Carlo Ancelotti or Jorge Jesus are their new coach and wishes to appoint the successor of Dorival Junior before the club’s world cup begins in June.
Ancelotti’s Real Madrid and Hilal are taking part in the tournament, which is hosted in the United States and lasts from 14 June to 13 July.
Brazil has important world cup qualifications before, via in Ecuador on June 4 and at home in Paraguay on June 9 and the Brazilian football federation (CBF) wants anyone to take on in the mail for those games. Brazil are the fourth of the 10 teams in the qualifying group of the Conmebol World Cup, from which you can automatically earn a place at the tournament next summer. Argentina is at the top, with Ecuador second and third Uruguay.
This means that for Ancelotti, 65, or Jesus, 70 years old, to accept the work, they may need to leave their respective roles to the champions of Real Madrid or the Saudi League at Hilal before the club’s world cup. Jesus is open to move now, according to sources close to those who spoke anonymously to protect relationships. His current contract with Al Hilal will expire at the end of the Club World Cup.
The CBF was in contact with Ancelotti to become their coach, after approaching twice in the past, in 2022 and 2023. Madrid concluded that speculation the last time extending the Italian contract until 2026. Madrid claims to be aware of any contact between Ancelotti and the five winners of the World Cup.
Sources of the CBF, speaking anonymously to protect their work, Atletico That Ancelotti is considered “the president of the president” and that Jesus is another great candidate for the role.
Dorival Jr left its position last week after 14 months in command (Lucas Figueiredo/Getty Images)
Ancelotti has won 10 titles since he returned to Madrid in 2021, including double the Liga-Champions League in 2023-24. In this season, Madrid is second to La Liga behind Barcelona, in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
In January, Ancelotti said that his “departure date” from Madrid “will never be decided by me in my life”, and he suggested that he and Florentino Perez will leave together in 2029 at the end of the club’s current mandate. Ancelotti now has a more open perspective when evaluating his options.
The interviews between people representing Xabi Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen and Madrid’s coach have taken place this season, As reported by Atletico.
Ancelotti’s position seems to change, due to the wear accumulated in the last four years since he has returned to the Spanish capital and what he perceives are losses to the press by the club that have questioned his future. He is well aware of the club contact with Alonso.
Another key factor is the future of his son and deputy coach, Davide, who some time ago would have been his last season in his role in Madrid. If Davide attacks that plan and leaves Madrid in the summer, then this would be a serious blow to Ancelotti, on a technical and sentimental level.
These circumstances have all contributed to Ancelotti who reflect on his status in Madrid and his future, regardless of the interest of Brazil. The club, for their part, believes that Ancelotti still wants to stay.
The Portuguese coach Jesus is in his second spell in Al Hilal, after returning to the club in 2023 after having managed them also between 2018 and 2019. At the Hilal he won the Saudi Pro League and the King’s Cup (the main house cup competition) last season and are second in the championship in 2024-25, four points behind Ittihad. Jesus signed an extension of a year after such a successful 2023-24 campaign.
Al Hilal is already without their tent player who heads for the Club World Cup after Neymar’s contract was mutually terminated and the Brazil record marker He returned to his first club, Santos.
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