Real Madrid squad ‘complete’ even without Mbappé – Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti mentioned that his Real Madrid squad is already “complete” — even without the addition of Kylian Mbappé — after their 2-0 pleasant win over Manchester United in Houston on Wednesday.

Madrid’s €103 million ($115m) new arrival Jude Bellingham opened the scoring early on the AT&T Stadium with a cool end, earlier than one other summer season signing Joselu added a second with a spectacular overhead kick.

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Ancelotti has repeatedly mentioned that he’s pleased along with his squad, regardless of the departure of lengthy-time period No. 9 Karim Benzema, and ongoing hyperlinks with Mbappé, frozen out by Paris Saint-Germain because the row over his future continues.

“The squad is fine,” Ancelotti mentioned on Wednesday. “We won’t have problems with the squad. A problem would be having a squad without quality … The squad is great. It’s complete.”

When requested particularly about Mbappé, the Italian responded with a blunt “Next question.”

The victory over United means Madrid have gained each of their preseason U.S. friendlies to this point, after a 3-2 comeback win over AC Milan on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on Sunday.

The LaLiga giants have added Bellingham, Joselu, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia and Brahim Diaz to their squad this summer season.

“Bellingham’s [goal] shows the quality he has,” Ancelotti mentioned. “He times his runs from deep well. [Antonio] Rudiger gave him a fantastic pass and he scored. And Joselu’s is a goal that you don’t see often.”

Mbappé is coaching with PSG’s reserves after being not noted of their tour of Japan, with the French membership trying to put strain on the ahead to both lengthen his contract past subsequent summer season, or transfer now, reasonably than leaving on a free switch.

With Joselu the one pure centre ahead within the Madrid squad for now, Ancelotti has been trialling a brand new 4-4-2 formation with a entrance two of Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes.

“It’s going well,” he mentioned. “I think Vinicius is adapting. He likes playing inside a bit more… Rodrygo and Vinicius are very dangerous with the ball. We can be more direct in transitions, and Bellingham’s quality helps with that.”

Madrid will play Barcelona in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, after which Juventus in Orlando, Florida on August 2, earlier than flying again from the U.S. forward of the brand new LaLiga season.

Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gündogan mentioned that although he understood that the ultimate choice was as much as Mbappé, he would welcome the competitors.

“Wherever he is gonna be I think to play against him is a joy,” Gündogan told ESPN. “You know that to face these kinds of players, you have to be at your best to beat them. So It is just about the competition.

“This is a call that he personally has to make. But I’m positive there are Clásicos that we’re going to play that all of them shall be, when it comes to depth and high quality, they’ll all be superb to look at, so I can not wait.”