The defeat against Barça liquidates Ancelotti: Madrid looks for a coach for the Club World Cup

Real Madrid has made a surprising decision: Carlo Ancelotti will not continue in charge of the first team. The Italian had been on the ropes for months and, after the defeat against FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final (3-2) and the elimination in the Champions League against Arsenal, his dismissal is inevitable.

And the defeat at La Cartuja meant the farewell to the only title really within reach of the 'merengues' in the final stretch of the season. Although Madrid still has minimal options in LaLiga (they are 4 points behind Barça with 5 games to play), they depend on a Barça collapse in the last month of competition to keep the title.

Hansi Flick's team has had an impeccable second half of the season, with 11 wins and 2 draws, so they have everything in their hands to close the championship in the Clásico of matchday 35 in Montjuïc. For all this, Florentino Pérez has decided to close 'Carletto's' second cycle at the 'Casa Blanca'.

Ancelotti approaches Brazil and Florentino chooses his replacement

Carlo Ancelotti, after a Real Madrid match

In principle, the latest information points to the 65-year-old manager as the next coach of the Brazilian national team. The 'verdeamarela' fired coach Dorival Júnior after the defeat against Argentina (4-1) on March 25 and has been trying, for a couple of years, to sign Ancelotti.

However, the Italian chose to renew with Madrid until 2026 after the good results obtained last season. In his second stage at the 'Casa Blanca', 'Carletto' has managed 229 official matches, with a balance of 157 wins, 36 draws and 36 defeats. In total, he has lifted 11 trophies (5 national, 6 international), including 2 Champions Leagues.

After finishing his second Madrid cycle, Ancelotti will sign with Brazil until the end of the 2026 World Cup. In addition, Florentino prioritizes his departure in May, which means that Madrid will have a new coach in the Club World Cup that begins on June 14 in the United States.

Who will be the Real Madrid coach in the Club World Cup?

Unless there is a surprise, the Madrid coach in the tournament organized by FIFA will be none other than Santiago Solari. The Argentine returned to the club in 2022 and currently serves as football director, after his brief stint on the 'merengue' bench in 2018-19.

Solari took charge of the team after the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui in November 2018, but was only in charge for four months, with a total of 22 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats in 32 matches. Afterwards, he tried his luck in Mexican football with América (2021-22), without winning any title.

With Madrid, the Argentine won the 2018 Club World Cup against the unknown Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates (4-1). After the 2025 World Cup, Florentino Pérez's goal is to sign Xabi Alonso, once the man from Donostia resolves his departure from Bayer Leverkusen. For this, the whites will have to pay around 10 million euros to the German team.