REAL MADRID manager Carlo Ancelotti will take over as Brazil head coach in 2024.
The Italian, 64, is set to continue as boss of the Spanish giants until his contract expires at the end of the 2023/24 season.
Carlo Ancelotti will become Brazil head coach at the end of next seasonPA
He will then take charge of Brazil for the Copa America next summer – which takes place in the USA.
Brazilian Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues has confirmed the plan, with Fluminense boss Fernando Diniz acting as caretaker manager for the next 12 months as he oversees the start of World Cup qualifying.
Speaking about the move, Rodrigues said: “His (Diniz) game plan is almost similar to that of the coach that will take over at Copa America, Ancelotti.
“We don’t call him an interim coach of the national team. He will come and make the transition in Brazil for Ancelotti.”
Real Madrid have not commented on Ancelotti’s link-up with Brazil.
And no details regarding his contract with the South Americans have been shared.
The Copa America gets underway in the US on June 20 as Brazil bid to reclaim the title from Argentina.
Ancelotti, who did the LaLiga-Champions League double with Los Blancos in 2022, is one of the most successful club managers in the history of the game.
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He has won four Champions Leagues – more than any other head coach.
Ancelotti has also claimed league titles in Italy, England, France, Germany and Spain with AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris-Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
But this will be his first foray into international management as he bids to land Brazil their 10th Copa America crown.
He will then resume World Cup qualification ahead of the 2026 finals – where he will look to end a 24-year wait for the country’s sixth trophy.
Diniz, 49, will take charge of Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers in September, October and November.
The last of those is a blockbuster clash at home to Copa America and World Cup winners Argentina.
Speaking on Brazilian website Globo, Diniz said: “It’s a dream for anyone.
“It’s an honour and a great pride to serve the national team. It was a call-up, especially the way it happened, in a joint effort between CBF and Fluminense.
“I’m convinced we have everything to take this forward and make it work.”