The Basque coach will take over the helm of the white team after the end of the Spanish League and will lead the team from the start of the U.S. tournament, which kicks off on June 14. Ancelotti will be with Brazil in June.
Xabi Alonso will be the coach of Real Madrid in the Club World Cup. After several weeks of uncertainty at Real Madrid, waiting for the definitive departure of Carlo Ancelotti and how the Basque coach's contract could fit into the new intercontinental tournament, held between June 14 and July 14, the Spanish coach will take charge of the team as soon as the Spanish competition ends and will not wait for the international season with the World Cup to finish.
As reported by El Chiringuito and confirmed by this newspaper, Real Madrid and the Basque coach have reached an agreement on the contract terms for the new World Cup, a special situation because it takes place between two theoretically different seasons at a contractual level, and he will finally take the reins from the first week of June.
After the Copa del Rey final, Real Madrid's doubts began to dissipate. The defeat left Ancelotti very shaken, even more so after the continental failure against Arsenal, and only a comeback in the league could keep him in his position until after the Club World Cup. But the future at Valdebebas was clear: Xabi Alonso.
Meanwhile, the Italian coach opened up to the possibility of coaching the Brazilian national team, and as the days went by, all the pieces began to fall into place. Brazil plays two matches in the June international break, and the country's federation wants Ancelotti to take charge of that squad. On the other hand, with the league already lost, Real Madrid preferred that Xabi Alonso use the World Cup as a preseason to get to know the squad and start implementing his style.
The only missing piece was the contractual aspect with the Basque coach, which has been resolved in recent days. This season is atypical because the World Cup falls between the end of one season and the beginning of the next, so it was not as straightforward financially for both the coach and the club. There was consideration for Solari to lead the team in the United States. However, Alonso and Real Madrid reached an agreement, and logic prevailed: the World Cup, where there are 120 million in prizes, will be the cornerstone of Xabi's new Real Madrid.
Alonso will finish the season with Bayer Leverkusen this weekend, so at the beginning of next week, he will travel to Madrid to manage his arrival at Valdebebas. Meanwhile, Ancelotti will sit on the bench for the last three league matches, with the league virtually lost, seven points behind Barcelona with nine left to play. Real Madrid is working on the timing of the official announcement of Ancelotti's farewell. They want to pay him tribute at the Bernabéu, on the last matchday against Real Sociedad, but the announcement itself could come earlier.