Before the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is scheduled to have more discussions on being Brazil's next coach.
The Brazilian Football Federation's (CBF) officials will meet with the 65-year-old Italian.
Ancelotti said that his future was "a topic for the next weeks, not today" after Real Madrid's crushing loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday in Seville.
Diego Fernandes, a Brazilian businessman who has been representing the CBF, was seen at the game, however.
Fernandes' most recent trip to Europe is reportedly part of a strategy to attempt to convince Ancelotti to accept the Brazil position as soon as the Spanish domestic season concludes.
That would entail Ancelotti departing Real Madrid before to the Club World Cup in the United States this summer.
The front-runner to succeed Dorival Junior, who was fired after Brazil's 4-1 loss to long-time rivals Argentina in Buenos Aires last month, is Ancelotti.
In the South American World Cup qualifying standings, Brazil is ranked fourth.
Although there is no risk that they won't make it to the 48-team competition that will be hosted in conjunction with the
The CBF believes Ancelotti would offer Brazil the greatest opportunity to win it next year, against the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The CBF had already attempted, but failed, to choose Ancelotti for the Copa America last summer. — BBC
