The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Ednaldo Rodríguez said that coach Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) remains the main option for the position of head coach of the Seleção, informs Reuters.

Carlo Ancelotti, the first choice for the position of head coach of Brazil

Rodriguez said he would take advantage of the friendly matches Brazil are about to play in Europe to speak to the Italian coach.

At the same time, the Brazilian official emphasized that he will also address this topic to the president of the Real Madrid club, Florentino Perez.

“Ancelotti remains Plan A and we can have more clarity in this trip with the selected team in Europe” – Ednaldo Rodriguezat a press conference organized on Tuesday at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil face Guinea on June 17 in Spain, followed by Senegal three days later in the Portuguese capital.

“This trip will be very important for us (to determine the future selector). I intend to speak to Ancelotti and the president of Real Madrid. Only after that it will be possible to say whether it will be or not” – Ednaldo Rodriguez.

Carlo Ancelotti is tied to Real Madrid until 2024 and has repeatedly stated that he wants to end his contract with the Spanish club, which also includes a financial penalty for breaking it.

“The problem, of course, is not the appropriate fine. The problem is that no one wants to break the contract. We are involved in this idea and do everything in our power to make it work and become a reality” – Ednaldo Rodriguez.

Brazil parted ways with coach Tite after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and in March they lost their first friendly of the year in Morocco (1-2) under interim coach Under Ramon Menezes. -20 team, writes Agerpres.