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Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to a contract extension as Real Madrid coach until 2026 and with this, Carlo Ancelotti's future fate is clear and he will remain at Santiago Bernabeu for the next 2 seasons. It seems that Real Madrid fans have to be more patient if they want Xabi Alonso as the new coach and they have to accept that Carlo Ancelotti will continue with Real Madrid for quite a long time. Florentino Perez still believes in Carlo Ancelotti's performance as a coach and therefore he gave him this contract so that he can continue to manage the squad of young players at Real Madrid.
It seems the news is valid, it was published by Fabrizio Romano. Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to a contract extension as Real Madrid coach until 2026 and with this, Carlo Ancelotti's future fate is clear and he will remain at Santiago Bernabeu for the next 2 seasons. It seems that Real Madrid fans have to be more patient if they want Xabi Alonso as the new coach and they have to accept that Carlo Ancelotti will continue with Real Madrid for quite a long time. Florentino Perez still believes in Carlo Ancelotti's performance as a coach and therefore he gave him this contract so that he can continue to manage the squad of young players at Real Madrid.
Since it is official already, it means Ancelotti stays in Real Madrid and won't move to Brazil. I'm actually a bit surprised to know Ancelotti's decision but it is surely not a bad decision. Real Madrid management may think Ancelotti is still the best option for Real Madrid coach, so they try all out to ensure he will stay a bit longer. The current progress of Real Madrid future players are also under Ancelotti's plan, so he still has a role to keep it in the right way. Also, Real Madrid still can perform impressively and quite stable with Ancelotti. Although many star players moved, Ancelotti could keep the balance of Real Madrid squad very well.
Well, Real Madrid will remain in the same play style in the next 2 seasons. And Real Madrid fans must forget to have Xabi Alonso as the coach. But for Leverkusen fans, they must thank to Ancelotti, they won't lose Xabi as Leverkusen coach. Xabi must stay in Leverkusen in the next few season to prove that he deserves to be the candidate of Real Madrid next coach.
This contract extension was a surprise to me as I remember some of the interviews that Ancelotti gave and I was always of the impression that he perhaps would like to continue for another season, but this is a serious long term extension for him. If you see someone talking about their career and how they are about to cross the finish line, you would not expect them to sign a contract that runs until summer 2026. But this was also a clear statement against the Brazilian national team. That was something I thought Ancelotti could be interested in. But he isn't blind. He knows that Brazil isn't very good at the moment and he has the chance to coach a strong Real Madrid that maybe signs Mbappe very soon.