Carlo Ancelotti admits his future at Real Madrid is in doubt, claiming his time at the club could be up as early as “tomorrow”.
Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal after a shocking 2-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.Ancelotti’s team are also four points behind arch rivals Barcelona in LaLiga with seven games remaining.
“It could be this year, next year when my contract runs out…There’s no problem about it. But when I am done here, I will be grateful to this club. It could be tomorrow, in one year, or in 10 years, but I will be grateful to this club. And that’s it. Full stop” Ancelotti said in a post match conference when asked about his long term future in Madrid.
“We have done very well in the last seasons but this year we have had to suffer. Things haven’t gone as expected but in sport it happens because there are no unbeatable teams.
“Arsenal were better than us. We tried to do our best. Maybe the overturned penalty was a turning point. That could have changed it.
“But Arsenal defended very well. We found it difficult to find spaces. We were better than normal in our intensity level but it wasn’t enough.”
Brazil National team are understood to be interested in appointing the 65-year-old as their new head coach with the Selecao having been without a manager since sacking Dorival Junior following a 4-1 loss to Argentina in March.
There has been mounting concern within the Brazil camp that time is running out to make the appointment and the national team cannot afford to remain without a head coach until August, with two World Cup qualifiers the following month.
Their next games come in June against Paraguay and Ecuador in World Cup 2026 qualifying rounds. Ancelotti’s current contract at Real Madrid ends in June 2026 and Real have been linked with Bayer Leverkusen manager and former Real player Xabi Alonso.
Ancelotti has been widely reported to be the Brazil national team’s target since last year’s Copa America. They are also reportedly interested in Jorge Jesus, the current manager of Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.
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