{"id":52520,"date":"2025-05-14T04:58:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=52520"},"modified":"2025-05-14T04:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:59:04","slug":"carlo-ancelotti-speaks-on-farewell-to-real-madrid-move-to-brazil-thoughts-on-xabi-alonso-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/carlo-ancelotti-speaks-on-farewell-to-real-madrid-move-to-brazil-thoughts-on-xabi-alonso-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlo Ancelotti Speaks on Farewell To Real Madrid, Move To Brazil, Thoughts on Xabi Alonso and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid are about be undergo some significant changes following the managerial switches. Carlo Ancelotti, who is set to join the Brazil National Squad as Xabi Alonso will join the Los Blancos. Moreover, with the Club World Cup approaching, these moves ls could appear swiftly in the special transfer window.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Ancelotti, following the big announcements, spoke for the first time as he expressed his gratitude towards&nbsp;Real Madrid. The Italian manager who started his second stint at Madrid in 2021 reflected on his journey, calling himself a fan for life.&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1921843038642372622?s=46\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#129293; Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, here we go! Story confirmed and deal sealed for Xabi as new manager until 2028.<br><br>Staff sorted, contract in place and three year deal for Alonso with Real planning for him to start at FIFA Club World Cup.<br><br>Ancelotti farewell soon, then Xabi era. &#127902;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s6jY4DzZmx\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/s6jY4DzZmx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1921843038642372622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&nbsp;&lsquo;Alonso Doesn&rsquo;t Need Any Advice&rsquo; &ndash; Carlo Ancelotti Applauds Alonso following his Real Madrid Announcement&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2><p>Alonso had significant success with Bayern Leverkusen, leading them to their first Bundesliga title. Taking the team to European stages, the Spanish made an instant impact on players, improving them individually.&nbsp;<\/p><p>When asked about what he thinks of the newly announced manager, Ancelotti, in his interview,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1922247197338329554?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>said<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;Xabi Alonso doesn&rsquo;t need any advice from me as he&rsquo;s a great manager. He has everything to become a top, top coach&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m gonna coach Brazil from May 26. Like everything in life, things come to an end. I enjoyed my time here&rdquo;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp;&ldquo;I will be a Real Madrid fan for the rest of my life. I never thought I&rsquo;d be a coach for 6 years. I have to thank the club&rdquo;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/three-key-challenges-carlo-ancelotti-will-have-to-address-at-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Three Key Challenges Carlo Ancelotti Will Have To Address To Revive Brazil&rsquo;s World Cup Dreams<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Ancelotti won two La Liga titles and two Champions League titles in his second stint with Real Madrid. After a stumbling season with what they call a dream team at Madrid, Ancelotti will try to revive the shaken Brazilian team as he joins later this month.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Heading towards a trophy-less season after the defeat in El Cl&aacute;sico, Real Madrid will have a lot to prove next season. Following the arrival of Alonso and the Club World Cup approaching, we could catch a glimpse of what to expect from the Los Blancos next season under the managerial changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ancelotti Opens Up on Real Madrid Departure, Future Plans, and Alonso\u2019s Rise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":52573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[3940,5211,4098,3904,6280],"class_list":["post-52520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-bayer-leverkusen","tag-brazil-national-team","tag-carlo-ancelotti","tag-real-madrid","tag-xabi-alonso"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Carlo Ancelotti on Real Madrid Exit, Brazil Move, Xabi Alonso &amp; More<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Carlo Ancelotti discusses his Real Madrid farewell, potential Brazil move, thoughts on Xabi Alonso, and more in an exclusive interview. 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