“After Real Madrid I will probably stop. Benzema from Ballon d’Or”

In an interview with Prime Video, Carlo Ancelotti talks about retirement for the first time. “After Real, yes, I will probably stop. If the club keeps me here for ten years, I will coach for ten years – confessed the Reggiolo technician -. But I would like to be with my grandchildren, go on vacation with my wife, there are so many things to do that I have left out that I would like to do. Going to many places I’ve never been. I’ve never been to Australia. I have never been to Rio de Janeiro. Visit my sister more often. Unfortunately, it’s not like you can do everything, so the day I quit I’ll have all these things to do. “

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Ancelotti has only words to honey for Karim Benzema, who is experiencing his best season ever. “Benzema? One of the characteristics of his and his career has been continuity. He has always progressed, he has not had ups and downs, he has been constantly at high levels. Perhaps now he is at the highest level. Karim should not be trained, but he should not be managed. – he explained -. Karim must be used. He manages himself because he is a great professional, very humble, a great player. Karim is not told anything, this is the truth. He solved many games for us, he was decisive in this. season. At the moment he is one of the most famous players in the world and he maintains a great humility, and I believe that this is his strength. And he will win the Ballon d’Or. But you don’t win only for Benzema, behind there is the strong structure of a strong club, and the quality of a high-level squad. “

Next year, fans can dream of a Benzema-Vinicius-Mbappé trident. “In general, good players play…”.

Ancelotti does not hide his interest in an adventure as a coach, the icing on the cake of an inimitable career. “Yes, there would be a national team but now it is premature. Certainly not for this World Cup. For the one in 2026, why not? Could it be – he confessed – Canada? Why not? I would like, of course, they did very well”.

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