This Thursday, Carlo Ancelotti was at a press conference on the eve of challenging Valencia in a late match on the 12th day of La Liga. The opportunity for him to talk about the Mercato: “I don't want to talk about it, because it's not the time to discuss it here. We'll see what happens, knowing that I'm delighted with the squad I have. Talking about it is a little more complicated. We'll see. The only thing I can say is that we have a lot of games in January and we are focusing on that. Talking about the Mercato is not easy for me at the moment.“
Alaba back the week of January 20?
He then spoke about this new year 2025: “We are starting a new challenge with great enthusiasm. It's going to be a demanding match, Valencia changed coaches and it's always been difficult for us to play against Valencia. We want to start the year off right. It's a very important match. The rest days went well. Everyone came back motivated and in great shape. Valencia has changed coaches, which can give additional motivation to the players. For me, Baraja did a fantastic job, but that happens in football. We expect a demanding match. We have to concentrate on the match and nothing else. There are games to be won, as always, there is nothing new in 2024. A negative moment occurred in November to which the team responded very well. The team is now very motivated and in better shape. Alaba started training with us. So far so good. The atmosphere is good and we must maintain it with only one thing: winning matches.”
Finally, he concluded by mentioning the return date of David Alaba, he who made his comeback to collective training: “Now we have a more complete squad, we will be able to do more rotations. When we return from Alaba, we will have the opportunity to move a little further behind, a position in which we suffered a little more. It's very close. From the 20th…” he said. A very good omen. It remains to be seen whether he will be available against Las Palmas on the 19th or against Salzburg on the 22nd.
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Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid coach, was present at a press conference this Thursday. This Thursday, Carlo Ancelotti was at a press conference on the eve of challenging Valencia in a late match on the 12th day of La Liga. The opportunity for him to talk about the Mercato.
