Real Madrid are already on the lookout for a replacement for Carlo Ancelotti, and one of their top targets in the Premier League has been identified. President Florentino Perez has decided not to renew Carlo Ancelotti’s contract, despite the fact that the Italian appears to be destined for the Brazil job in the first place.
Perez wants to replace Ancelotti with one of his countrymen. According to Sport, Perez wants to shake up the squad with the next appointment, and Los Blancos have made contact with Brighton and Hove Albion’s Roberto de Zerbi.
With a young squad, they believe that de Zerbi is perfect to develop those younger players, and has shown he is ready to make the major jump in his career to compete for major titles. There is no denying that de Zerbi has gone from strength to strength at Brighton.
The report notes that Endrick Felipe will arrive this summer, Kylian Mbappe is presumed to be the star signing, and Head Scout Juni Calafat is on the verge of closing deals for two more Brazilian starlets. Negotiations with de Zerbi are in their initial phase.
De Zerbi was rumored to be an outside candidate for the Barcelona job during his time at Sassuolo several seasons ago, and Barcelona legend Pep Guardiola has been quick to praise de Zerbi since his arrival in the Premier League. For next summer, Real Madrid has been heavily linked with former player and Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, but this is the first report of any actual contact with a potential new manager.
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