Kylian Mbappe? Real Madrid's squad is complete, says Carlo Ancelotti
The France forward is training with Paris Saint-Germain reserves in a standoff over his future following a huge bid from Al-Hilal
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti claims Los Blancos' squad is 'fine' and 'complete', even if long-time target Kylian Mbappe does not arrive this summer.
Mbappe has one year left on his contract at PSG after snubbing Real Madrid and signing a two-year extension with the French champions last year, but has been strongly linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu again after Karim Benzema moved to Saudi Arabia.
"The squad is fine," Ancelotti said on Wednesday night. "We won't have problems with the squad. A problem would be having a squad without quality. The squad is great. It's complete."
The Italian was also asked specifically about Mbappe, but simply said: "Next question."
Mbappe has been frozen out by PSG and has been training with the reserve squad in a standoff with the Parisian club over his future.
PSG have accepted an enormous €300 miliion (£259m) bid from Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, but Mbappe has made no secret that he wants to play for Real and is expected to see out his contract before moving to Spain next summer.
Following Benzema's exit, Madrid have been experimenting with a a 4-4-2 formation featuring Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes in attack.
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Joselu, a summer signing from Espanyol, is currently Los Blancos' only recognised centre-forward.
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.