Real Madrid lost 5-1 aggregated to Arsenal to leave the Champions League in the quarterfinals phase, and the Italian boss is now expected to leave next weekend
Carlo Ancelotti leaves Real Madrid after the Copa del Rey final on 26 April, after the exit of the Spanish Giants' Champions League to Arsenal.
Holders Real lost 2-1 of the Gunners on Wednesday evening when they crashed in the quarterfinals phase, and Ancelotti immediately put doubts about his future by admitting that he could leave.
When asked if he could leave, Ancelotti said: “It may be this year, next year when my contract is finished. There is no problem about it.
“But when I am ready here, I will be grateful to this club. It can be tomorrow, in a year or in 10 years, but I will be grateful to this club. And that's it.
“We have done very well in recent seasons, but this year we have had to suffer. Things are not as expected, but in sport there happen because there are no unbeatable teams.”
Sky Sports now reports that Ancelotti will resign as a real boss after the Copa del Rey final of next Sunday against old enemies Barcelona, ​​which currently leads the La Liga table with four points from Clasico -Rivalen Madrid. The final in Sevilla comes after La Liga matches at home at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday and Getafe next Wednesday.
Brazil hope to appoint the former Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Everton Boss, with negotiations that would now be expected.
Thinking about the defeat to the Gunners, Ancelotti said: “Arsenal was better than we were. We tried to do our best. Perhaps the destroyed penalty (when Declan Rice was initially punished for an error on Kylian Mbappe) was a turning point. That could have changed.
“But Arsenal defended very well. We found it difficult to find spaces. We were better than normal in our level of intensity, but it wasn't enough.”
Five-time Champions League winner Ancelotti is in his second enchantment at Real Madrid, after they have previously led to Champions League and Copa del Rey Glory in his first spell that was in charge between 2013 and 2015.
The five Champions League successes of Ancelotti are a record for a manager, and he is the only manager participating in six Champions League final and titles wins in all the top five competitions of Europe -England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France.