Since making his return to the Bernabeu last summer, Carlo Ancelotti has delivered nothing but success as he guided Real Madrid to La Liga and Champions League triumphs last season. But even so, club president Florentino Perez has reportedly begun drafting a shortlist of managers to succeed the Italian.Ancelotti returned to Madrid last summer, after resigning at Everton, to embark on his second stint in charge of the club.That year he delivered two out of three possible domestic trophies – with success in La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup – before beating Liverpool 1-0 in May to claim a Champions League title.He became the first Madrid manager in history to win all six major trophies available, having won the Copa del Rey, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup in his first stint.Coaches with the most Champions League wins in history:102—Sir Alex Ferguson102—Carlo Ancelotti🧠 pic.twitter.com/d4DrAJxVDN— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 6, 2022 Despite the club’s current good form, Perez has already begun his search for the 63-year-old’s successor and hopes to find a similar option to former boss Zinedine Zidane – with two club legends being in the spotlight.Perez wants a former player – like Zidane – to take charge and has set his sights on duo Raul and Xabi Alonso, according to Media Foot.Neither have vast experience in first-team management, similarly to Zidane, but Perez believes the former Galacticos are among the best available options.Raul, who made over 500 appearances for Madrid in his playing career, currently takes charge of the side’s Castilla team – since his appointment in 2019.Meanwhile, Alonso left his role as manager of Real Sociedad B in May and yesterday announced he will be the new manager of Bayer Leverkusen.##NAJAVA_MECA_6697028##Outside Real Madrid family, the one being considered to take over at Santiago Bernabeu is Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann. Perez is monitoring the situation regarding the young German strategist should he become available in the future.Despite winning the Bundesliga last year, the 35-year-old has had an underwhelming start to this year’s campaign – with the Bavarian giants sitting third after eight matches.Nagelsmann fits the profile for Perez’s ideal manager and, should Bayern part ways with him, would also be a frontrunner for the Madrid hot seat.
