The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, He said this Tuesday that he is willing to wait until May for a response from Carlo Ancelotti, his first choice for the ‘canarinha’ coach position.
On the sidelines of a CBF general assembly, Rodrigues explained that to the press The name of the new coach is expected to be announced on May 25, date on which the list of players called up for the friendlies that the Brazilian team will play in June against rivals to be determined will be announced.
“Before thinking about plan B, I want to exhaust all the possibilities of plan A,” said Rodrigues, who made no secret that Ancelotti, who currently manages Real Madrid, was his first choice.
Ancelotti wants to fulfill his contract
On April 1, Ancelotti confirmed that the CBF wanted to sign him in Tite’s place, who left his position as Brazil coach after elimination in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar-2022.
“The truth is that the Brazilian team loves me and I’m flattered by that, I love it. But you have to respect the current contract (it expires in June 2024), a contract that I want to fulfill until the end,” said Ancelotti in a press conference.
The decision about the future of ancelotti It will be taken at the end of the season where Real Madrid will choose to win the Copa del Rey, in the final where they will face Osasuna on May 6, and the Champions League, where they will face Manchester City in the semifinals. (May 9 and 17).
another candidate
If Ancelotti did not accept the offercan be used by CBF Fernando Diniz, coach of Fluminense, a team in good form at the start of the Brazilian Championship, with 6 points in the first two rounds, or the Portuguese Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras) and Jorge Jesus (Fenerbahce), main names targeted by the Brazilian media. For now ramon menezes he manages the ‘seleçao’ on a temporary basis.
Source: La Verdad
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