Carlo Ancelotti will reportedly step down as coach of Actual Madrid at the end of this season, despite having a contract with the club until the summer of 2026.
Ancelotti, who has achieved two doubles in La Liga and the Champions League since returning to the Spanish capital in 2021, signed a new contract with the club in 2023. It arrived at a time when he was approaching the end of his previous contract and was being strongly affected. and publicly courted by the Brazilian men’s national team.
But, just over a year later, the legendary Italian coach can end his second stage at the Bernabéu.
The report comes from a Spanish radio station. Zero Wavestating that Ancelotti has already decided that this season will be his last with Madrid. Even if the campaign ends with more trophies and the hierarchy insists it continues, the 65-year-old would leave.
It won’t be so he can retire, but Ancelotti is said to be interested in taking his career to another new country: he has worked in Italy, England, France, Spain and Germany to date.
That doesn’t necessarily mean Brazil, although it certainly could still be possible if the Selecao continue to disappoint in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup under Dorival Junior. The ambitious Saudi Professional League would certainly be linked if Ancelotti were available soon.
When it comes to replacements, Zero Wave He points out that former Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso is “the favorite.” The 2014 Champions League winner has proven his coaching ability with his exploits at Bayer Leverkusen, spurning Liverpool last summer to remain in Germany.
Although Madrid have brought in Kylian Mbappé and players like Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and Rodrygo have not yet reached their best years, it seems that a new chapter needs to start. Toni Kroos is already gone, while Luka Modric will turn 40 in September, and Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba and Lucas Vázquez are all on the wrong side of 30.
