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Brazilian Football Federation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said on Tuesday he plans to meet current Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti or the Italian's representative this week to discuss the possibility of appointing him as head coach. new Brazilian team.
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| The Brazilian Football Federation is ready to wait for coach Carlo Ancelotti to expire his contract with Real Madrid. |
Coach Ancelotti has repeatedly stated that he wants to complete the last year of his contract with Real Madrid, until the summer of 2024. Meanwhile, the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) is still continuously openly interested in this 64-year-old military leader. Most recently, the President of CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues even emphasized his willingness to wait for this four-time Champions League-winning strategist until after his contract with Real Madrid.
A week ago, Rodrigues said he would approach Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and also coach Ancelotti - whom he insists is part of 'plan A' - during Brazil's friendly tour in Spain. According to the schedule, the five-time world champion team will face Guinea in Barcelona (Spain) on June 5, and Senegal in Lisbon (Portugal) three days later.
And in Tuesday's statement, Rodrigues emphasized once again: "In the event that I have to wait until 2024, which is no longer my own decision, I must listen and discuss with our board of directors. , and with the players, because they need to be heard. The decision must be in sync with the players' thinking. So that's something we'll have to discuss in the future. But we have a clear goal, Ancelotti is the leader we need, and we will pursue it. I will stay in Spain until June 18 and we will have some important meetings. I hope to return to Brazil with a clearer message about him."
Brazil has not had a head coach since Tite resigned after the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in December last year. Leading the Selecao is currently interim manager Ramon Menezes - who has just led the U-12 team to compete at the Youth World Cup in Argentina, but was suddenly eliminated by Israel in the quarterfinals. Menezes led Brazil and lost its first friendly of the year 20-1 to Morocco in March.
