Ancelotti angry when asked about Mbappe
After the summer break, Ancelotti was always asked about the possibility of signing Mbappe - the striker who had conflicts and was expelled from the PSG first team - at every press conference.
At the press conference on September 1, the Italian coach received a question about the possibility of him reducing his salary to help the club recruit Mbappe. Ancelotti looked puzzled, frowned and said: "I don't understand this question and what the salary reduction for Mbappe means. Mbappe is not a Real player and I don't like talking about players from other clubs, because respect".
Earlier this summer, Mbappe announced that he would not activate the extension until June 2025, then was expelled from the first team by PSG, not allowed to participate in the Asian tour and pushed to the transfer floor. However, Mbappe only wants to go to Real - the club does not want to spend more than 100 million USD to buy a player with only one year left on his contract. The Saudi team, Al Hilal, was willing to pay a transfer fee of 300 million USD, but was not accepted by Mbappe.
The conflict between the two sides was resolved after Mbappe promised to renew and not leave as a free agent. After that, the 2018 World Cup champion returned to action in the second round of Ligue 1, scoring three goals against Toulouse and Lens.
Ancelotti confirmed Real will not buy more strikers, although Vinicius injured his thigh muscle in the 1-0 win over Celta Vigo in the third round of La Liga on August 25 and the risk of sitting out for six weeks. The Italian coach is satisfied with the transfer and evaluates that Real's squad has a combination of youth and experience. "We had some injury problems, but the squad is very good and can replace those injured players without many problems. Real have enough resources to compete in all competitions," he stressed. strong.
The 64-year-old coach affirmed that he would not change the diamond scheme that worked well in the first three La Liga matches just because of Vinicius' injury. "We will replace Vinicius with a player with other characteristics and try to adjust the attacking style of play," Ancelotti analyzed. "If Joselu plays, Real will cross more. Brahim Diaz playing will help Real have more players to connect the lines. Besides, there is still Rodrygo, a very complete and versatile striker."
In the win over Celta Vigo, Ancelotti was angry when Luka Modric - who was assigned to take the penalty kick - failed to take the penalty, then Rodrygo missed. When asked about the order of those who took the penalty for Real, the Italian coach revealed that Joselu would be given priority if he was on the field, then Modric and Vinicius respectively.
According to the Champions League group stage draw results on August 31, Real is in Group C with Napoli (Italy), Braga (Portugal) and Union Berlin (Germany). Ancelotti emphasized that he respects all opponents, when assessing that Napoli played very well to win Serie A last season, Union Berlin played well and defended firmly, and Braga pursued a beautiful attacking style.
