Real Madrid is urgently trying to retain their esteemed 64-year-old Italian manager, the unique title-winner in Europe"s major leagues. There"s a potential contract extension on Madrid"s horizon, but the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is confidently eyeing his services for the upcoming Copa América.
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In the Madrid camp, there"s a buzz about extending the manager"s contract, while the CBF is anticipating a formal signing of Ancelotti by mid-January. The CBF underlines their preparedness with “legal safeguards" to secure their interests if, by any chance, the agreement falls through. In the words of the CBF to Reuters.
“The president [Ednaldo Rodrigues] would not have signed Fernando Diniz to a one-year contract in a caretaker position if he did not have a serious plan in place"
This proves that CBF"s commitment to Ancelotti remains steadfast, evident in the signing of caretaker Fernando Diniz. Despite public expressions of confidence in March and July, Ancelotti maintains a mysterious silence about his future, asserting that he will only decide once his existing contract concludes.
“I don"t think about it [my future]," he said at a news conference last weekend. I am proud that the Brazilian national team is talking about me but I"m not going to talk about my future until my contract is up. In the end, at most it would be a six-month wait. What is six months when faced with a decision of a lifetime?"
Rodrigues, the CBF president, remains resolute in the unwavering plan to secure Ancelotti, considering it an indisputable decision. Simultaneously, the potential departure of Ancelotti raises the prospect of Bayer Leverkusen"s Xabi Alonso stepping in as the preferred replacement.
