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Report: Carlo Ancelotti expected to accept Brazil national team post

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Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti makes his way to the locker room at half time during the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Spain's Real Madrid at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on February 8, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Real Madrid manager and former Juventus & Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach of the Brazilian national team.

According to ESPN Brasil, the Italian has said “Yes” to the Brazilian Football Confederation’s offer to replace Tite and lead Seleção into the next World Cup.

Although no contract has officially been signed, he’s expected to pen a three-year contract that runs from July 2023 until August 2026, after the World Cup final in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The report also states a handful of Real Madrid’s Brazilian players have reportedly already been informed of the situation. Both sides are staying quiet at the moment and won’t confirm the agreement since Ancelotti still has a contract in place with Los Blancos doesn’t expire until June 2024.