Ancelotti on Madrid exit, Brazil deal: 'No drama'

Carlo Ancelotti said there's "no request for drama" arsenic helium confirmed his planned departure from Real Madrid, admitting the squad needs "fresh impetus."

Ancelotti besides confirmed that helium would go Brazil's caller caput coach, adding that helium volition instrumentality complaint connected May 26, astatine the decision of Madrid's LaLiga campaign.

Speaking astatine a quality league connected Tuesday up of Madrid's crippled with Real Mallorca, Ancelotti was reluctant to sermon wherefore the nine itself has not yet made his departure official.

"Madrid volition people a connection erstwhile they privation to, there's nary occupation there," Ancelotti said.

"They'll bash it erstwhile it's the close clip for Real Madrid ... [Brazil] is simply a large challenge, but until May 26 I'm inactive Madrid coach. I privation to extremity the last signifier of this fantastic escapade well. Out of the respect I person for this club, the fans and players, I'm wholly focused."

Ancelotti refused to accidental erstwhile helium had go alert that helium would beryllium leaving Madrid astatine the extremity of this season, contempt having a declaration until June 2026.

"What I speech astir with the nine is perfectly personal," helium said.

"Football, similar life, is an escapade that begins and ends. When you get astatine Real Madrid, you cognize that 1 time it's over... I privation to extremity things good here, that's what my professionalism demands."

Madrid were beaten 4-3 by Barcelona successful El Clásico connected Sunday, leaving them 7 points down the leaders astatine the apical of the LaLiga table.

That effect means Barça would beryllium confirmed arsenic champions if Madrid neglect to bushed Mallorca, oregon if Barça bushed Espanyol connected Thursday. Ancelotti had travel nether increasing unit aft an underwhelming play astatine the Bernabéu.

Madrid were eliminated successful the Champions League quarterfinals and beaten by Barcelona successful the Copa del Rey final, portion Sunday's Clásico loss efficaciously ended their league rubric hopes, meaning they'll extremity the home play without a large trophy.

"I couldn't beryllium Real Madrid manager forever," Ancelotti said. "[That's] for a batch of reasons, it mightiness beryllium the nine needs caller impetus. They're mean things successful life, there's nary request for play ... Maybe it was the clip for a change, that's all. It's a communal determination to extremity it here."

Ancelotti has agelong been linked with the Brazil job, and was the preferred campaigner of CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues, having antecedently considered taking the station successful 2023.

The Italian would not uncover wherefore the CBF had felt the request to denote his signing connected Monday, erstwhile his Madrid departure had not yet been formalised.

"Everyone tin enactment arsenic they privation to act," Ancelotti said, and went connected to contradict that helium felt uncomfortable with the situation.

"If I didn't person to springiness this quality league today, it would beryllium a fantastic day," helium said. "I person to explicate things that I don't privation to explain, and due to the fact that I respect this [Real Madrid] shirt, I can't."

ESPN reported connected Monday that Madrid were finalising a woody for Xabi Alonso to instrumentality implicit arsenic Ancelotti's successor, aft helium confirmed that helium would beryllium leaving Bayer Leverkusen.

Madrid and Alonso are keen for the manager to instrumentality complaint of the squad for adjacent month's Club World Cup successful the United States.

"I person a batch of affection for Xabi Alonso," Ancelotti said, erstwhile asked astir his erstwhile player's impending arrival. "I don't person a batch of proposal to springiness him, due to the fact that helium has each the tools to beryllium a large manager successful the future."