Carlo Ancelotti has denied reports that he has already made a decision that he will leave Real Madrid this summer. Ancelotti\'s contract expires in 2026.
\"No. I want to be very clear. I won\'t decide my departure date from this club,\" Ancelotti said on Tuesday in a news conference ahead of Madrid\'s Champions League game with RB Salzburg. \"I know the day will come. But when that day will come, I don\'t know. I won\'t decide. It could be tomorrow, after the next game, in a year, or in five years.\"
\"I have a target. We have Florentino [Pérez] here for another four years,\" Ancelotti added, smiling, after Pérez was re-elected as club president. \"He knows me well, and the target is to be here for those four years. We can leave together with all the affection in the world!\"
While Real Madrid are currently first in LaLiga, they have lost a pair of matches to Barcelona this season. Barcelona have also lost some key matches in the Champions League including to Liverpool, Lille and AC Milan.
\"I feel very loved [here] in every sense, by the fans, by the club,\" Ancelotti said. \"And by the media. Sometimes things get exaggerated, but I want to stay objective and follow my path.\"