Carlo Ancelotti stays coy on Real Madrid future amid Brazil speculation - 'I might stay, I might leave'
Published 27/04/2025 at 17:08 GMT+1
Real Madrid could have a new man in the dugout next season, but Carlo Ancelotti refused to reveal where he might be amid speculation linking him to the vacant Brazil job. Ancelotti is under mounting pressure at Real Madrid after a 3-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. Los Blancos crashed out in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, and are four points behind Barcelona in La Liga.
Ancelotti: I might stay at Real Madrid, I might leave
Video credit: SNTV
Carlo Ancelotti refused to be drawn on his Real Madrid future after a dramatic Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona.
There were unsavoury scenes towards the end of a frenetic Clasico, which finished 3-2 after extra time, as Antonio Rudiger, Lucas Vazquez and Jude Bellingham were all shown red cards following Jules Kounde's late winner.
With pressure mounting on Ancelotti after a premature exit in the UEFA Champions League, there is growing speculation that his second spell at the club could soon come to an end.
Asked about his future, Ancelotti said: "I might stay, I might leave. This is an issue to deal with in a few weeks from now. Not today."
Reports have emerged since that Ancelotti is in talks to become Brazil's next manager ahead of June's World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
Ancelotti's Real Madrid contract runs until the end of the 2025/26 season, but a potentially trophy-less campaign has led to growing rumours that the club could look elsewhere.
/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io/2025/04/26/4120971-83557068-2560-1440.jpg)
Highlights: Jackson fires Chelsea to crucial win in UCL race
Video credit: TNT Sports
On his side's Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona, Ancelotti added: "We have to keep fighting, struggling. We did well tonight. There's nothing to criticise the team about, because we did everything we could. We competed very well.
"I think if we had won, it wouldn't have been a scandal. I believe that in the second half we were closer to winning than the opponent."
Kylian Mbappe did not start the final, instead coming on as a substitute and scoring a 70th-minute equaliser to cancel out Pedri's first-half opener.
"He [Mbappe] couldn't play 90 minutes," Ancelotti said. "I preferred to put him on in the second half when the pace had dropped a bit. He came in and did very well, scored the equaliser and had many opportunities."
- Eze and Sarr fire Crystal Palace to FA Cup final
- Ipswich relegated after Newcastle defeat, Wolves beat Leicester, Brighton down West Ham
Ancelotti last week insisted that the pressure to win at Real Madrid was "fuel" for more success.
"The club is aware that it has been a more complicated year than last year," he said.
"Together we manage the difficulties. The honeymoon continues. I'm very happy, very happy, with a lot of pressure, but that's how it always is.
"You see success very close and it's normal for stress to increase, but stress is fuel for me. It doesn't bother me; it gives me more energy to think about more things.
"As long as I continue to get up in the morning, everything is fine."
Watch the Premier League and Champions League live on TNT Sports and discovery+
Related Topics
Thoughts?