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Wed 15 Mar 2023 9:48 pm - Jerusalem Time

Ancelotti: Mercato Real is over.. and Barcelona's match is not friendly

Madrid - Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti , held a press conference for the international media, before facing Mexican Club America, as part of the royal team's preparatory tour.


Ancelotti spoke, during the conference, about the possibility of using his Belgian player, Eden Hazard, as a fake striker, saying: “We have many options for this position .. Benzema is the number 1 striker, but we have to understand that it will be a strange and different season, as it will include the World Cup, and we have to To see different options.

He added, "My idea is to try to see Eden on this site.. Given the quality he has and his qualities, it might be good for us to test him there.. It's a similar case for Asensio."

Regarding summer transfers, he said: "I can't talk about contracts..but I already say that everything is over. We will not sign with anyone..we are fine in this way."


Regarding Real Madrid's preparatory period, the Italian coach said: "We have an important preparatory period. We always feel good here in the United States, and we will compete with strong teams... Club America is one of them."

And he added, "The match against Barcelona will never be friendly, it is the team that we respect the most, and that enjoys the greatest amount of competition ... it will be a very competitive match."

Regarding the two new Real Madrid players, Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Choameni, Ancelotti said: "The signings bring great quality to the team..they are in their positions the best that can be found in the market."

And he continued, "Rudiger is a great central defender, and Tchoameni is very young, and he has a lot of expectations. He is already an international player with France. We will work during this (preparatory) round to integrate them into our squad."

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