​Carlo Ancelotti recently extended his contract with Real Madrid, and the 64-year-old explained why he decided to turn down the Brazilian team.

Carlo Ancelotti says Real Madrid was always his first choice, which is why he turned Brazil down

The Italian coach has signed a new contract with Real Madrid until 2026.

Ancelotti says he was delighted by the Seleção’s interest, but from his point of view the situation was clear from the start: he wanted to stay at Real.

“The reality is that I spoke with the Brazilian national team, with its president Ednaldo Rodríguez, whom I thank for his love and interest in training Brazil.

I was very proud, but everything depended on Real Madrid’s decision.

In recent months, Ednaldo has ceased to be president (neither was removed by a court order in December) and it finally happened the way I always wanted: to stay at Real Madrid.

I don’t know if Brazil wanted me in 2026 or if they will be happy with my decision.

I’m very pleased with the extension, it was a fairly simple negotiation because we agreed to a deal between me and the president. I am very happy to have two more years as Real Madrid coach – Carlo Ancelottiquoted by News.ro.

Who is Carlo Ancelotti?

During his coaching career, Ancelotti won the Champions League four times: with Milan in 2003 and 2007 and with Real Madrid in 2014 and 2022.

He also has another Spanish championship title with the Madrid team (2022).

At the age of 64, Ancelotti for a long time coached the teams of “Regiana”, “Parma”, “Juventus”, “Milan”, “Chelsea”, “PSG”, “Bavaria”, “Napoli”, “Everton” and “Real Madrid” two seasons).