Brazil’s football fans were taken aback when Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti stated that there was no contract in place for him to lead the national team.
Since Tite quit the squad following their 2022 World Cup quarterfinal loss to Croatia in Qatar, Brazil has been without a head coach. Since then, Ramon Menezes, the coach of the Brazil under-20 team, has been in charge of the group in friendlies.
Many people have speculated that Carlo Ancelotti may leave Real Madrid to coach Brazil since Tite’s departure in 2022, particularly after the Spanish powerhouses won the UEFA Champions League in 2021–2022.
Ancelotti’s contract with Real Madrid expires at the conclusion of this season, and the team has not yet decided to extend it, despite his insistence that he won’t depart until the Spanish powerhouses decide to fire him.
This scenario has maintained the rumor that Ancelotti will take over as Brazil’s national team’s coach in 2024.
In the middle of this, Brazil’s national team under Ancelotti will compete in the Copa America in June 2024, as confirmed earlier this year by Ednaldo Rodrigues, head of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
Then, according to Rodrigues, Fernando Diniz will lead both the national senior teams for men and women until Ancelotti takes over in 2024.
“He will come and make the transition in Brazil for Ancelotti,” Rodrigues said as quoted by the BBC.
“His game plan is almost similar to that of the coach that will take over at Copa America, Ancelotti.
“We don’t call him an interim coach of the national team.”
The Italian tactician was quoted as saying, “Agreement with Brazil? It’s all about rumors, links… I feel very good at Real Madrid as things stand.
“We started our season in an excellent way and we hope to keep going at the same level”.
