Brazilian FA denies agreement with Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Brazilian FA denies agreement with Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM

The Brazilian football federation on Friday denied it had reached an agreement with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti to take charge of the five-time World Cup winners.

Ancelotti is currently with Real in Morocco at the Club World Cup, where his team will play Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Saturday's final.

"This information is false," the federation said in a brief statement. "The question (of a new coach) is being dealt with in a transparent manner and the chosen coach will be announced when the time is right."

The 63-year-old Italian told a press conference on Friday his intention was to see out his contract with Real.

Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil, Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti is currently in Morocco with Real Madrid at the Club World Cup. Photo: Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Source: AFP

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"My situation is pretty clear. I have a contract until 2024," said Ancelotti, who returned for a second spell with Real at the start of last season.

Brazil are looking for a new coach after Tite stepped down following the country's quarter-final loss to Croatia on penalties at the 2022 World Cup.

Former Spain coach Luis Enrique, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, Zinedine Zidane and Jose Mourinho have all been regularly cited by Brazilian media as potential successors to Tite.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)