🤝 Ancelotti set to sign new deal with the Seleção, reports site | OneFootball

Carlo Ancelotti is set to sign a new four-year contract with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), keeping him as the nation's coach until 2030.

The information was published on Thursday (12th) by Mario Cortegana.

The journalist from The Athletic had already reported in December that Ancelotti was in advanced negotiations to extend his contract beyond the 2026 World Cup.

According to Cortegana, in a report published in The Athletic, the paperwork for the agreement has not yet been finalized, but it is now seen as a formality.

Ancelotti will accept the long-term contract, which would give him the opportunity to lead the team throughout the cycle for the 2030 World Cup.

The coach replaced Dorival Júnior as Brazil's coach in May, leaving Real Madrid after a second four-year stint at the club, during which he won La Liga twice and the Champions League three times.

The Italian, who is the first foreign coach in Brazil's history, took charge for the last four games of the Conmebol qualifying stage for the World Cup.

He was on the bench for victories against Chile and Paraguay, as well as a draw with Ecuador and a loss to Bolivia, while Brazil secured its participation in the tournament for the 23rd time.

Since then, Brazil has played four friendlies, winning against South Korea and Senegal, drawing with Tunisia, and losing to Japan.

The position in Brazil is Ancelotti's first as a national team coach in a 31-year managerial career, which began in Serie B with Reggiana in 1995.

He has coached Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli, and Everton, winning six league titles and five Champions Leagues.

Brazil will be based in Morristown, New Jersey, during the World Cup and will train at the Red Bull Performance Center, a yet-to-be-inaugurated facility owned by the New York Red Bulls of MLS.

They will start their World Cup campaign on June 13 against Morocco at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, before facing Haiti at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, six days later.

Ancelotti's team will complete their group stage against Scotland at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on June 24.

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