La Liga is currently in the middle of a winter break, and Real Madrid announced a stable news at this time. On the evening of December 29, Beijing time, Real Madrid officially announced that it officially renewed its contract with coach Carlo Ancelotti until June 2026, which means that the Brazilian national team's plan to poach An Shuai has completely failed, and the Italian coach will continue to lead the team to more titles as Real Madrid coach.
As one of the current coaches, the 64-year-old Ancelotti has left his own great achievements in Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League. Carlo Ancelotti made his debut in charge of Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 in place of Jose Mourinho, winning the 10th Champions League title in his first year in charge, and also winning the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup in 2014. Although he was sacked in his second year of coaching due to a late collapse, in the summer of 2021, a phone call from Florentino once again made Anshuai choose to return to the Bernabeu to coach. In his five seasons in charge of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti won 10 trophies: two Champions Leagues, two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, one La Liga, two Copa del Rey and one Spanish Super Cup.
At the same time, Carlo Ancelotti is the only coach to have won four Champions League titles, the most in the history of the Champions League (118), and the first coach in history to win Europe's top five leagues.
Carlo Ancelotti's contract with Real Madrid was due to expire in 2024, and last summer, the president of the Brazilian Football Federation publicly announced that Carlo Ancelotti would become the new manager of the Samba Army after his contract with Real Madrid ended, and would directly lead Brazil to the Copa America. In order to let An Shuai take office, Brazil not only broke the tradition of not hiring foreign coaches in the team's history, but also let Dinis coach temporarily; in the face of the Brazilian Football Federation's open poaching, Real Madrid's senior management did not panic, but directly met and talked with Ancelotti. Real Madrid have pursued a policy of signing young players over the years, attach great importance to the long-term development of the team, and naturally do not want a manager who has decided to leave to sit in the dugout.
And An Shuai also didn't want to see the plan he had created in the past two years, and the personnel would become the next foil, so the Italian coach directly denied contact with the Brazilian Football Federation and said that he wanted to stay at the Bernabeu. The Real Madrid hierarchy led by Florentino also directly formulated a plan: if the first few months of the season are good, they will renew the contract with An Shuai, and if the results are not good, then An Shuai will be released. Now that half a season has passed, An Shuai has won all 6 games in the Champions League group stage, and the results of the league leader have proved that he is "really heartless";
In addition to the sporting achievements, there is a lot of appreciation within Real Madrid for the way Ancelotti manages the team. With the departure of Karim Benzema and the absence of strong centre-forwards such as Kane and Osimhen in the summer window, the Italian coach decisively adjusted his tactics and played to Bellingham's strengths. At the same time, instead of complaining or making excuses because of the team's injury troubles, but focused on making full use of the existing players, therefore, before the team entered the decisive month of the season, Real Madrid did not procrastinate, and directly announced the renewal of the contract with An Shuai, and the latest contract will last until the summer of 2026, which also means the failure of the Brazilian Football Federation's poaching plan. Coupled with Brazil's poor results since the World Cup in Qatar, the absence of a famous manager, and the absence of Neymar, the Samba Army may not be able to do anything in the Copa America next year.
After the contract extension, Ancelotti will naturally repay the trust of the top management with the title, and after returning from the winter break, Real Madrid will play in the Spanish Super Cup, which is Real Madrid's first title competition this season. Real Madrid will also bring a new centre-back to Anshuai in the winter transfer window, with Sporting's Igsio and veteran Raphael Varane among the targets.