Real Madrid are reportedly looking to extend the contract of manager Carlo Ancelotti, who has been heavily linked with a move to the Brazil national team. The Italian coach has publicly expressed his desire to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu for as long as possible amid little progress in negotiating his contract.

That is despite the fact that the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Ednaldo Rodriguez, has said that Ancelotti is a leader in leading the Copa America next summer. In the latest development, Madrid Zone reported that despite Ancelotti having ties with Brazil,

Los Blancos are considering a new two-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2026. Brazil have not had a permanent manager since the title left after the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where they lost to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-finals.