{"id":458739,"date":"2026-03-05T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/458739\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:36:12","slug":"gareth-bale-predicts-how-carlo-ancelotti-would-do-if-man-utd-hired-him-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/458739\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Bale predicts how Carlo Ancelotti would do if Man Utd hired him this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gareth Bale has explained to Gary Neville and Co that he thinks that Carlo Ancelotti would be a major success story at Old Trafford if Manchester United appointed him.<\/p>\n

Carlo Ancelotti has been linked with Manchester United<\/a> and the 66-year-old Italian head coach is tipped as one potential candidate for the vacant head coach role.<\/p>\n

\u2018Don Carlo\u2019 has been with the Brazil national team since last summer after the ex-Everton boss left La Liga outfit Real Madrid at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.<\/p>\n

The Brazil head coach\u2019s current deal with the five-time World Cup champions is set to expire in the summer after the end of the 2026 North America-hosted tournament.<\/p>\n

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\"BrazilPhoto by Wagner Meier \u2013 FIFA \/ FIFA via Getty Images Prove me wrong\u2026 Carlo Ancelotti should be Ineos\u2019 top option to become permanent manager this summer! <\/p>\n

Do you think Ancelotti would be a success? Do we stand a chance of getting him?<\/p>\n

\"AncelottiGetty Images Why Gareth Bale believes that Carlo Ancelotti would be the right fit for Man Utd as the club\u2019s next head coach<\/p>\n

Carlo Ancelotti<\/a> inked a 12-month contract with Brazil in 2025, but the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) are now keen to tie down his long-term future.<\/p>\n

It has been reported that the Brazil manager is likely to be handed a new deal that would keep him with the national team through to the 2030 World Cup competition.<\/p>\n

Gareth Bale, who played under Ancelotti at Los Blancos in his prolific spell, made an appearance on the latest episode of The Overlap\u2019s Stick to Football<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Bale, Gary Neville<\/a> said: \u201cI mean, Carlo Ancelotti has been mentioned as a potential candidate for United.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you think he would potentially fit in there? Do you think it would work, or do you sense it might be a struggle for him?\u201d<\/p>\n

Bale was keen to spotlight Ancelotti\u2019s extensive resume, including the former AC Milan and Chelsea manager\u2019s success at managing a side like Everton as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, he did well at Everton,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he would do great, and he\u2019s not just a manager. He is a coach as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe can do the tactical stuff. When his son was the head coach in his second spell, and he did a lot more tactically than we did the first time. But I think we had a better team the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Does Michael Carrick REALLY have traits like Carlo Ancelotti? Do you see it?! <\/p>\n

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\"CarrickGetty Images Gareth Bale makes a powerful point about why Carlo Ancelotti would be \u2018amazing\u2019 as Man Utd manager at Old Trafford<\/p>\n

Manchester United<\/a> are on the hunt for their seventh permanent manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> era of the Premier League club after Ruben Amorim\u2019s<\/a> exit.<\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim was sacked as Man Utd manager<\/a> in January after his 14-month reign at Old Trafford<\/a> and Michael Carrick<\/a> was installed as an interim head coach.<\/p>\n

Speaking on former Madrid manager Ancelotti, Bale added: \u201cBut yeah, I think he would\u2026 Wherever Carlo goes, I think he would do an amazing job just because he gets everyone on board.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Carrick has managed eight matches so far in his interim head coach reign and the United legend<\/a> has won six Premier League fixtures since his appointment.<\/p>\n

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