Crazy "48 hours of reversal", where is Ancelotti going?

The reporter reported coldly In the world of football, the "score" is not a foregone conclusion until the last minute. Not only in the stadium, but also in the text of the contract. In the 48 hours between Monday and Wednesday, Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian Football Federation and Real Madrid have all felt this deeply.

Everything was sudden: Real Madrid went from letting Ancelotti go by default to demanding liquidated damages from the Italians; Ancelotti went from agreeing to coach Brazil to terminating negotiations; The Brazilian Football Federation went from an "ultimatum" to the old coach Jesus of Portugal who turned to the Riyadh crescent.

Carlo Ancelotti's destiny has changed from one to three: Brazil, Saudi Arabia and staying at Real Madrid, and in the end, it is possible to choose which one to go.

Originally, the Brazilian Football Federation and Ancelotti thought that the cooperation was no longer in suspense: on April 8, the Brazilian Football Federation's special envoy Diego Fernandez and the Spanish agent Álvaro Costa flew to London to watch the Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Real Madrid, and more importantly, signed the contract to hire Ancelotti, of course, the final contract was not signed. After that, the two sides agreed on a luncheon after Real Madrid's exit, with Carlo Ancelotti in charge of convincing Real Madrid to release him early, and he appeared the day after the end of La Liga (May 25) to announce the first Brazilian squad after taking office.

The two sides agreed to sign the agreement at the European office of the Brazilian Football Federation in London on Monday (April 28), and Ancelotti arrived in London as scheduled, but did not sign. The Italians, accompanied by a special envoy from the Brazilian Football Federation, hurried back to Madrid, but continued negotiations only to see that the two sides were "getting farther and farther apart". At around 22:30 on Tuesday night, Carlo Ancelotti's team revealed that Real Madrid would not let him sign with the Brazilian side in advance, and the negotiations were forced to be suspended, which shocked everyone who thought that the Italians had "done" Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti's coaching of the Brazilian team is a chaotic reversal of Rashomon, with different versions of the three parties.

The first to take a tough stance to halt the negotiations was Real Madrid. Previously, President Florentino acquiesced to Ancelotti's negotiations with the Brazilian Football Federation, but was very dissatisfied with the "high profile" of the Italian before and after the Champions League knockout round and the Copa del Rey final, which was exposed by the media as inseparable from the special envoy of the Brazilian Football Federation. Carlo Ancelotti even gave the team a two-and-a-half-day break after Real Madrid lost the Copa del Rey final, a move that could easily be reminiscent of allowing himself enough time to sign in London.

Then there is the issue of liquidated damages, and the two sides also have disagreements.

Real Madrid believe that Carlo Ancelotti left on his own initiative and that the club does not have to pay compensation. However, Carlo Ancelotti believes that after the Champions League exit, he has received a clear desire from the club to change the manager. He wants to leave with dignity as "agreed" with the club, with reports ranging from €4 million, €11 million to €25 million, but Real Madrid have insisted that they will not pay anything. Real Madrid insisted that Ancelotti would not leave until the end of the season, and did not even rule out the possibility of letting the Italian lead the team to the Club World Cup.

The version of the Brazilian Football Federation, in addition to Ancelotti's failure to fulfill his promise to "get" Real Madrid, is also that the Italian "sits on the ground".

Previously, the Brazilian Football Federation agreed that Carlo Ancelotti must live in Brazil for a long time, but the Italians are deeply concerned about the security situation in Brazil. On Tuesday, he negotiated a temporary offer not to live in Brazil for a long time, citing Argentina coach Scaloni's permanent residence in Madrid as a reasonable basis for his request. In addition, the Brazilian Football Federation has just undergone a presidential re-election, and Rodriguez was successfully re-elected, but he was ousted by the Brazilian court last year, and Ancelotti has concerns about whether he can continue to support the Football Association.

Ancelotti's negotiations with the Brazilian Football Federation did not break down, but were suspended, and the Brazilian Football Federation also gave an ultimatum. Carlo Ancelotti and the Real Madrid president have another "final negotiation", and if the issue of compensation can be resolved, Brazil will also choose the Italians. But in fact, the Brazilian Football Federation has begun to reach out to Riyadh Crescent coach Gabriel Jesus. In the 1/4 finals of the AFC Champions League Elite League, Riyadh Crescent was eliminated by Jeddah National, and with the league 6 points behind Jeddah United at the top of the table, there is little hope of defending the title, and Jesus' departure from the Crescent is a foregone conclusion.

As for the Saudi giants who suddenly revealed that they offered Ancelotti a sky-high annual salary, at least for now, there is no official offer. It is said that Ancelotti's annual salary will be 40 million US dollars and 50 million euros at that time, and Riyadh Crescent hopes to use the signing of Ancelotti as "capital" to attract Vinicius to join. Ancelotti's compensation issue with Real Madrid is expected to be resolved soon, and he will be in good condition to consider all offers after he has been confirmed as a free agent.

In any case, the patience of the Brazilian Football Federation will not last long. If Carlo Ancelotti can't answer this week, Brazil's new boss will immediately shift to Gabriel Jesus, with Palmeiras' Portuguese boss Abel Ferreira in the 'B plan'.