The renewal of Carlo Ancelotti as a selector Brazil is very much on track in the absence of a series of “bureaucratic and legal adjustments” to make the agreement official, as reported this Tuesday by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, defended before journalists the management of the Italian coach at the head of the Canarinha since last May and stated that “A year is too little to develop work that leaves fruits and results.”
He signed until the 2026 World Cup
‘Carletto’ Last year he signed a contract until the conclusion of the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, which will be held between next June and July.
According to local media, the former coach of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will extend his link with the Brazilian team for a cycle of four years, that is, until the 2030 World Cup.
“We have the best raw material in the world in terms of the coach; we have to take advantage of it, take advantage of this time that he spends here in Brazil with the Brazilian team. I believe a lot in the work he has been doing with the team,” said Xaud, after meeting with the president of the Spanish League, Javier Tebasin Rio de Janeiro.
Very advanced conversations
Talks to extend Ancelotti’s contract began last year and have progressed in recent weeks. The CBF proposal foresees economic conditions similar to the current ones, with adjustments in relation to objective bonuses, according to CNN Brasil.
The trainer perceives about 10 million euros annually (about 12 million dollars at today’s exchange rate) and, according to Globo, will earn a bonus of five million euros in case I conquer the sixth world title for Brazil.
Under his command, the Canarinha certified its qualification for the 2026 World Cup, after some very irregular South American qualifiers, with several negative historical records and a dance by coaches included.
The balance of the ‘verdeamarelo’ team with the Italian is four wins, two draws and two losses against Japan and Bolivia.
Before debuting in the World Cup, the Brazilian team will play four friendlies with France, Croatia, Egypt and, predictably, Panama.
