Real Madrid fans can rest assured. Friday Carlo Ancelotti said he was convinced that he would remain at the helm of Real Madrid next season. His team’s eight points behind FC Barcelona in the La Liga standings do not seem to call into question his presence on the White House bench. “Yes, yes, I’m pretty quiet,” Ancelotti said when asked if he’d still be here a year from now during a press conference on the eve of Madrid’s heated derby against Atlético.
“I don’t have to renew my contract, I have one. I have only one thing to do: win games, ”explained the former PSG coach, whose contract with the White House expires in June 2024. The 63-year-old Italian technician was recently cited among the contenders for the post of coach of Brazil, released by Tite who resigned in the wake of the elimination of the Qatari World Cup.
Outdistanced by the Catalans in La Liga, the Merengues have, on the other hand, taken a big step towards the quarter-finals of the Champions League after their show of force on Tuesday in Liverpool (5-2). “Everyone knows how much the Champions League means to this club but that doesn’t mean we won’t fight for everything, La Liga in particular. We will put all our energy into it, ”assured the quadruple European champion (2003 and 2007 with AC Milan then 2014 and 2022 with Real).
“I wanted to come to this stage with an eight-point advantage (Editor’s note: in La Liga), winning the Spanish Super Cup and winning 5-0 at Anfield, so we weren’t perfect, he laughed before getting serious again. Kidding aside, I think we’re doing pretty well. We had absences in January which cost us six points. »