He has done it before, in the autumn of 2018 when Julen Lopetegui was fired, Stantiago Solari, who was then in charge of Real Madrid Castile, went the job as interim manager and then after 14 days got the job permanently, which in practice meant another 114 days until champion Zinedine Zidane’s return.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti’s job is hanging by a thread. Marca writes that the 4 – 0 win over Osasuna on November 7 was a game of destiny that if a draw or loss would have led to the sacking of Ancelotti.
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Real Madrid have not been anywhere near as strong as last year, the transfer of Kylian Mbappe has so far led to an imbalance in the long run, an imbalance that Carlo Ancelotti has not been able to correct. At the beginning of November, Relevo wrote that the “meringues” do not rule out sacking Carlo Ancelotti in the middle of the season. Meanwhile, Marca came with new information that Ancelotti will lead the team until the end of his coaching contract in the summer of 2026.
The ball rolls on and the latest is that Santiago Solari, who is the director of football at Real, has been told that he will take over if the club decides to sack Ancelotti in the middle of the season. Talks have already been held about it, although it has not yet been decided whether the Italian will be fired. It has been stated that it is simply a plan B.
In the past, Marca has also mentioned reserve team coach and icon Raul as a candidate to take over in the event of Ancelotti’s departure, but Solari is now said to be the preferred candidate.
Solari has worked as director of football at Real since November 2022, and was previously coach at the club between November 2018 and March 2019.
Xabi Alonso, who manages Bayer Leverkusen, is still the favourite to take over if Real Madrid keep hold of Carlo Ancelotti for the rest of the season.
Tonight, Real Madrid travel to the Estadio Municipal de Butarque to face Leganes.
