Carlo Ancelotti has turned down the chance to manage Brazil’s national team and decided to stay with Real Madrid for the Club World Cup. The Italian manager is also looking at a big money offer from Saudi Arabia which makes his future plans even more interesting.
- Ancelotti said no to Brazil because of timing issues with Real Madrid
- Real Madrid keeps Ancelotti for the Club World Cup
- Ancelotti is thinking about a €50 million per year offer from Saudi Arabia
Ancelotti’s Decision and What it Means
Carlo Ancelotti choosing to stick with Real Madrid instead of becoming Brazil’s head coach has caught a lot of people off guard. Even though they had talked about it before the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) couldn’t work with when Ancelotti wanted to start because of his Real Madrid stuff. Now Brazil has to look for someone else to lead them in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
CAIU! Não haverá mais conversas com Carlo Ancelotti. O técnico recusou a Seleção Brasileira https://t.co/FpfDWLjBQ8
— André Hernan (@andrehernan)
April 29, 2025
Real Madrid gets to keep Ancelotti’s skills as they get ready for what’s coming up including picking a new manager for the 2025-26 season. If you want to know more about Real Madrid’s situation, go to their page.
Brazil’s Next Steps
Since Ancelotti said no Brazil needs to think about what to do next and find other people who could be coach. The Brasileirão is still really important for finding good local players who can make it big. To learn more about Brazilian football, check out the Brasileirão page.
Ancelotti’s Career Prospects
There’s also this huge offer from some Saudi Arabian club that wants to pay Ancelotti €50 million every year which makes everything more complicated. His amazing career where he did great at big clubs like AC Milan Chelsea and Bayern Munich shows how good he is at managing teams and changing his style when he needs to. If you want to see more about Ancelotti’s career and what he’s won go to the AC Milan page.
Everyone in football is talking about what Ancelotti decided to do and they really want to see what happens next. Keep checking social media to see the latest news.