We’ve reached World Cup but now it’s time to be champions, proclaims Tite

Ever since their loss to Belgium in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup, few international teams have thrived as much as Brazil has over the last four years. The Selecao have found a rhythm and groove under Tite with them losing just three games since then. However, that includes the loss to Argentina in the 2021 Copa America final although the Selecao did lift the 2019 edition of the same competition.

“How am I? I’m expectant but focused. We reached the World Cup; now it’s time to reach the final and be champions. This is the truth. At the last World Cup, I was the manager because of other circumstances [Dunga was fired in 2016 and Tite took over]. Now I have had the opportunity to do the full four-year cycle. Expectations are high but the focus is on work,” Tite told the Guardian.

The Brazil head coach further revealed that he has indeed had offers to manage clubs with Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Sporting CP all making approaches. But Tite admitted that he rejected all three sides as his dream is “to win the World Cup” and only after that will he make any potential decision on his future as a manager.

“Yes, Real Madrid and Sporting (when asked if he has had offers from European clubs). What I like is that when a European club have an interest in a professional, they have a conversation to explain what they need. This is really cool. There was another club that wanted to talk to me and I said no: PSG [after Unai Emery left in May 2018]. They wanted to talk to me and I said I won’t; I don’t want to and I won’t. I don’t want to open up the possibility of something else. I want to be focused on my work. After is another story.”