Carlo Ancelotti to leave Real Madrid after Champions League defeat to Arsenal

Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid after the Copa Del Rey final on April 26, in the wake of the Spanish giants’ Champions League exit to Arsenal.

Ancelotti cast doubt over his future as Real head coach after Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final defeat to Arsenal, which saw his team lose 2-1 at home and 5-1 on aggregate.

When asked if he could leave, Ancelotti said: “It could be this year, next year when my contract runs out. There’s no problem about it.

“But when I am done here, I will be grateful to this club. It could be tomorrow, in one year, or in 10 years, but I will be grateful to this club. And that’s it. Full stop.

“We have done very well in the last seasons but this year we have had to suffer. Things haven’t gone as expected but in sport in happen because there are no unbeatable teams.”

Sky Sports now reports that Ancelotti will step down as Real boss after next Sunday’s Copa Del Rey final against old foes Barcelona, who currently lead the La Liga table by four points from Clasico rivals Madrid.

The final in Seville comes after La Liga matches at home to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday and away at Getafe next Wednesday.

Brazil are hopeful of appointing the former Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Everton boss, with negotiations now expected to ramp up.