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Brazil coach Tite: Why I angrily rejected Real Madrid and PSG

Brazil coach Tite admits rejecting an approach from Real Madrid.

Tite says offers from Real Madrid and PSG arrived during the 2018 World Cup.

He told the Guardian: "In the World Cup, they (Madrid) said they wanted to talk and I told them no, I wouldn't talk, don't get close. I want to be at peace with myself and with my work, I'm giving my best.

"When you do something in parallel, you don't do it to the fullest. I received offers from Madrid, PSG and Sporting de Portugal, but I didn't want that. I want to win the World Cup, then I'll decide my future.

"I had offers from Madrid and Sporting. What I like is that when a European club is interested in a professional, they organise a meeting to explain what they need. That's great. Another club that wanted to talk to me and to which I told no was PSG. They wanted to talk and I told them no, I don't want to and I won't. I want to be focused on my work."

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