When I came to Milan, I went inside the locker room just by myself. I saw the photos and the names around the locker room. I said 'wow'. In front of me, I have Kaka, Seedorf, Pirlo, Gattuso is here, and Maldini. Ronaldo, too. I say 'wow'. I need to play it cool. It was amazing.
The call arrives right after one of Raphinha's best nights of the season. Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-2 and the Brazilian finished with three goals, his third hat trick since Hansi Flick took over. The first came from the penalty spot after a move he started himself, flicking a clever backheel into João Cancelo's run before the defender was brought down.
Ancelotti is the right person at this moment for Brazil, which, given its history, is always considered amongst the favourites. Maybe not in the top three, but it's a good team, and Carlo is Carlo. I'm confident, I've been lucky enough to play at three World Cups, and I know how exciting it can be.
Paris St-Germain are showing interest in Erling Haaland, several European clubs want Bernardo Silva and Carlo Ancelotti intends to extend his stay as Brazil boss. Paris StGermain have enquired about Norway striker Erling Haaland's longterm situation at Manchester City, although the 25-year-old's most likely destination is Spain, if he chooses to move. (Teamtalk), external Aston Villa want to sign Wales midfielder Harry Wilson on a free transfer from Fulham this summer, with the 28-year-old also said to be a target for Everton.
He left in the summer of 2021 for a second spell in charge at Real Madrid but says he still has fond memories of being Everton manager. Speaking to TNT Sports, Ancelotti said: "I loved the period at Everton. "It was a difficult period because it was COVID there but I have a good memory of the environment there and I'm looking always to the result of Everton."
Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most important figures in modern football, and the former AC Milan coach and player is ingrained in the club's history. There are very few players or coaches who have dominated for generations; you may say Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as players, Pep Guardiola as a manager, but Ancelotti would also have to be in the conversation. As a manager, he has won five Champions League titles, five top-flight titles, and a host of other competitions, too.
"I'm very satisfied with the team's performance," said Ancelotti. "Obviously, if you have a strong base, with a solid defense, the individual quality in attack appears. "Rodrygo played a very good match, Estêvão too. In attack, the team has a lot of variety, a lot of offensive solutions, and today we took advantage of the individual quality of these players. "It was a complete team performance. I think we played very well with and without the ball. The team's commitment was very good. When the team has commitment in the game then the quality comes out and it came out very well today."
