Carlo Ancelotti was back at the Bernabeu in 2021 after hastily denouncing Everton. He has delivered two more Champions League titles, won the Ballon d’Or as best manager. – And after yesterday’s win against Las Palmas, the reigning Champions League and La Liga champions are back at the top of the La Liga table.
This season is a little slower than last time even though Real took the top of La Liga after 20 games, they lost heavily to Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup and have only won three of their six group games in the Champions League so far.
Edu Pidal, from the radio station Radioestadio Noche, was first out with the news that Carlo Ancelotti has decided to move on in the summer regardless of whether they achieve even more silverware. Pidal claims that Ancelotti’s future is already “decided” – although the Real hierarchy, led by president Florentino Perez, wants him to respect his contract, which runs until the summer of 2026.
It is added that the Italian is not considering retiring at this stage and wants to train “in another country”.
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso is the favourite to replace Ancelotti, with the former Real midfielder also linked with the role at some point last summer. Alonso was also linked with replacing Jürgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, but decided to stay at Leverkusen, where he went unbeaten in the Bundesliga last season, winning the DFB-Pokal and reaching the final of the Europa League.
The Spaniard, who has a contract with the reigning Bundesliga champions until the summer of 2026, told reporters: “I feel this is the right place to be for me as a young coach. My job at Bayer is not over. I want to help. club, help the players to develop, the board is fantastic here.
