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– Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson wants Real Madrid out of the Champions League so that coach Carlo Ancelotti can come to Brazil “as quickly as possible.”
– Never mind that Ancelotti is under contract in Madrid until the end of next season and that Brazil’s confederation recently denied it had reached a deal with the 63-year-old Italian.
– Brazil’s national team players seem confident that Ancelotti could be their next coach. It’s been a subject of discussion among the squad ahead this weekend’s friendly at Morocco.
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– “I was discussing this with Casemiro, Vinicius Junior, [Eder] Militão. There is a big possibility that he comes,” Ederson said in a press conference on Tuesday.
– The job has been vacant since Tite’s six-and-a-half-year tenure ended after Brazil lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in December.
– Ederson said he and his Brazil teammates see Ancelotti as “an exceptional coach, everyone in his group likes him, a victorious career.”
– “Just look at his CV. We will know shortly whether he will be here or not,” Ederson said. “I hope we can have a new coach quickly. I feel the anticipation too because there’s too much speculation. Is it a Brazilian or a foreign coach? We are also living that phase of anxiety.”
– Under-20 team coach Ramon Menezes will be in charge at Saturday’s friendly.
