Official announcement! Ancelotti has become the head coach of the Brazilian national team, with a monthly salary of 790,000 euros

Who says the national team coach has a low salary and a light task?

This time, the Brazilian Football Association used a top contract comparable to a wealthy club to tell the world: Please Ancelotti is not "buying experience cheaply", but spending a lot of money to buy the results.

On Monday, the Brazilian Football Association officially announced that 73-year-old Ancelotti will take over the national team this summer. And behind this, a "suffocating" high-paying contract was also exposed.

790,000 euros monthly salary, directly ranked first among the head coaches of the global national team. The annual salary is 9.45 million euros, which is more than twice that of his predecessor Titt.

Although his monthly salary of 910,000 euros during his time at Real Madrid is slightly lower, please note: this is the national team, not a club. In the past, the national team coach position was often "honour greater than income", but the Brazilian Football Association's approach is reshaping this logic.

What's more exaggerated is that this contract also has a "World Cup incentive" clause: Once Brazil wins the 2026 World Cup, Ancelotti will receive an additional 5 million euros in bonus.

If you enter the semi-finals, not only will the bonus be received, but the contract will also automatically extend to 2030, and the annual salary will directly increase by 20%. That means that if he reaches the semi-finals, he can lock in a high-paying job in the next seven years. This is no longer just a coach's contract, but more like an "investment contract" in the football world.

You say the Brazilian Football Association is crazy? In fact, they had to bet. Since the collapse of the local World Cup in 2014, the Brazilian national team has repeatedly failed in the World Championships, and the Golden Cup dream has become a golden pressure.

Against the backdrop of Neymar's gradual marginalization and a shortage of local coaches, they bet on the old coach with four Champions League trophys.

But the question also follows: Is Ancelotti really suitable to coach the national team?

He is good at club season management with delicate rhythm and is good at running-in with slow-fire lineups. At the national team level, there is less training time and a short tactical shaping cycle, which relies on "that is, combat power" and the flash of inspiration from genius. Obviously, this is not the venue he is best at.

Not to mention that this is a scarred Brazilian team. From Neymar's glass state, to the aging of the defense line, to the lack of top playmakers in the midfield and frontcourt, this five-time champion looks more like a nominal strong team, but is actually an old brand supported by memories. Can the engine of this team be equipped with a "tactical master" really run?

Of course, Ancelotti's adaptability cannot be underestimated. His ability to win championships in the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and lead Real Madrid and AC Milan to the Champions League, which shows that he is not just a "good guy", but can really understand the players' psychology and state. Perhaps the challenge of the national team is not the complexity at the tactical level, but the mobilization and cohesion at the spiritual level. And this is exactly An Shuai’s specialty.

But we must also admit that behind this contract there is a strong "big gambling" smell. Giving a 7-year-old coach over 70 years of contract basically blocked the possibility of changing coaches in the middle. Not to mention that it also comes with terms such as luxury housing, life insurance, and full medical insurance, which can be called "pension-level benefits". This is not a hiring, but a sacrifice, or a savior.

This maximum salary contract is almost the "hardware reconstruction" in the sports world - the Brazilian national team decided to completely change the core and directly use the top-end CPU. But everyone knows that although high-end chips are strong, they will still crash if they are not well dissipated. Can the old system of the national team really afford to run? If you can't run, it's not just a waste of resources, but a strategic failure.

And the demonstration effect of this contract may also lead to another trend - the future national team coach will be fully "professional and high-paying". The position of coach, which was supported by "love the motherland" and "national glory" in the past, may soon become one of the most expensive tactical positions on the market. But football is essentially about performance speaking. Behind the luxury contract, no achievements are just empty talk.

Ancelotti's step is not about retirement, nor is it simply a "capture of honor", but an extreme challenge. He already has everything in Real Madrid. Now he chooses to go to Brazil, just roll dice with fate. If he wins, he will become the first coach in history to lead the five continental giants and Brazilian teams to win the championship; if he loses, this sky-high contract will become a "Brazil joke" in critics.

Is it worth it to bet on a World Cup?

For Ancelotti, maybe this is the last fire in his coaching career. For the Brazilian national team, this is a big bet to trade the future for the present. But don’t forget that the gambling game never asks about motivation, it only depends on the results. In 2026, we will witness the final direction of this maximum salary battle.