Ancelotti set to leave Real Madrid: Brazil preferred to Roma and Milan

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Carlo Ancelotti, Head Coach of Real Madrid, looks on from the dug out prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between Arsenal FC and Real Madrid C.F. at Emirates Stadium on April 08, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Multiple reports this evening suggest Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and he is leaning towards the Brazil job rather than Roma or Milan.

According to The Athletic, transfer pundit Fabrizio Romano and others, the coach is aware that his time with the Merengues has come to an end.

There had been suggestions he could be fired after the Copa del Rey Final against Barcelona, but it now seems that they will do him the courtesy of waiting until the end of the season.

His replacement is expected to be current Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso, although it remains to be seen if that switch will be before or after the Club World Cup in June and July.

Ancelotti future more likely in Brazil than Italy

As for Ancelotti, he is certainly not short on offers, being the only coach to have won the Champions League five times and collected the league title of all five big European nations.

A return to Italy would be an emotional pull, with his former club Milan and Roma – where he first shot to fame as a player – seeking a new coach in the summer.

However, the most likely solution is for him to accept the months-long courtship from the Brazilian Football Federation, who see him as their dream boss going towards the 2026 World Cup.

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