Real Madrid | Ancelotti: “There will be a different squad, but just as competitive”

The white coach confirmed that he will continue next season and is excited about the project that is to come

“I put a positive note, but next year I’m going to do better,” Carletto said.

Real Madrid faces Athletic in the last game of the season, but Ancelotti knew that in the press conference prior to the game they were not going to talk too much about the immediate present. It was time to talk about the future and the Italian coach did not give too many clues beyond the fact that there will be changes for next season, but it will continue to be “an exciting and competitive squad”.

“I think we are going to have a different squad. There are players whose contract is up, but it will be a competitive squad and one that makes me very excited,” Ancelotti said about the changes that will take place in next year’s squad. Ceballos, Asensio, Nacho, Modric, Kroos… All of them are out of contract and their future is up in the air, but Carletto did not reveal any movement and limited himself to assuring that “They know what we think of them. I think they have everything very clear. They are waiting for the season finale to decide what they want to do. Everything is in their hands”.

On the note that he puts on the campaign and his relationship with Real Madrid, the Italian coach confirmed that he will continue to be the coach of the white team next season and that his honeymoon with the club “runs its course”.

“The honeymoon continues, I haven’t had any problems with Madrid. The relationship has improved over time. I’m very happy to continue and try to do better next season. My note of the season? “Difficult to rate yourself. What I can say is that it has been a very long season. We have worked a lot. I have given all I could give. I put myself on a positive note, but next year I’m going to do better,” Carletto said.

Kane, Brahim and, above all, Benzema, have been three other names that have appeared on Ancelotti’s table at the press conference. About the first he did not want to speak “out of respect”, He did not have much to say about the second “at the moment” and about the third he indicated that “he has one more year on his contract” and he hopes to continue counting on him. For Ancelotti it is still important.

Finally, Ancelotti insisted that he has all his players available, except for Mariano, and therefore Vinicius could play the last game of the season after missing out against Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla due to a knee injury. Madrid wants to finish second in the League. It is the only thing at stake against Athletic.