The frontrunner for the Ibrox vacancy will find out if he is to join dad Carlo's backroom term permanently or not
09:45, 15 May 2025
MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 4: Coach of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti, assistant-coach of Real Madrid Davide Ancelotti during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 first leg match between Real Madrid C.F. and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 4, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Davide Ancelotti will find out this week if he is to become a permanent addition to dad Carlo's Brazil backroom team.
The Rangers manager target is in the running to become the new boss at Ibrox, being widely tipped to succeed Barry Ferguson, although the former Ibrox captain cannot be discounted from staying on .
Outgoing Real Madrid gaffer Carlo has agreed to take over the Selecao and the Italian and his staff are set to bank a mega £5million bonus if they guide the five-time World Cup winners to a sixth triumph in Canada, USA and Mexico next year.
Now Brazilian FA chief Rodrigo Caetano is in Spain to thrash out the finer details of Ancelotti's appointment, including what the rest of his coaching team will look like..
He wants Davide and current Real Madrid coach Francesco Mauri to join him on the Brazilian bench. Ancelotti Jr will join his old man for next month's qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay at least.
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And he could be joined by Kaka - who won the World Cup, Champions League and the Ballon d'Or as a player - as part of their coaching set-up too.
Ancelotti officially takes charge of Brazil from May 26 and Brazil face Ecuador and Paraguay in World Cup qualifiers next month.
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