“I don’t feel affected at all,” assures Ancelotti

In front of a crowd of journalists at the Real Madrid training center, Carlo Ancelotti agreed to answer several questions this Friday about Kylian Mbappé, whom Swedish media link to a rape investigation in Stockholm,

He was obviously prepared for it. Present this Friday at noon at a press conference, Carlo Ancelotti was entitled to more questions about what became the Mbappé affair than about Real Madrid’s trip scheduled for this Saturday at Celta Vigo. Calmly, without getting upset, the Italian technician made it known that he did not want to talk about “speculation”, but he did not seek to completely avoid the subject either.

“I’m not here to talk about speculation. I’m focusing on the work. Like I said, he’s fine, nothing more. Have I talked about the situation with him? I’m talking with the players every day, for the moment, it’s speculation. I see the player every day, he’s very good, very happy, I don’t see him affected. “team,” Ancelotti told a crowd of journalists at Valdebebas. Asked about his player’s state of mind, the “Mister” was concise: “He’s 100%. He’s very good, it’s a pleasure to train him.”

In this case, the Swedish prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday that it was conducting an investigation into rape after Mbappé and his entourage visited Stockholm last week, without however naming any names. Local media assure that the 25-year-old star is at the heart of the investigations. As revealed by RMC Sport, the entourage of the captain of the Blues is now certain that the attacker is indeed the target of a rape complaint filed in Stockholm. Within the Mbappé clan, we remain calm despite the awareness that a long process will now begin.

“He is doing very well, he is happy”

“Did I know about Mbappé’s trip to Sweden? On days off, I believe everyone can do what they want. They don’t need to ask anyone for permission. Me “I went to London on my free day. I don’t have a travel agency to organize the players’ trips either,” replied Ancelotti, more verbose about the physical work done by his player during the international break.

“He took the opportunity to improve his condition. He is doing very well, he is happy, impatient to come back tomorrow and be important for the team. These 15 days have helped him a lot, because he is not the same player than before the break. Did we work tactically with him? Only from a tactical point of view, his position has not changed compared to the last matches. can change position on the left side We focused on the physical work this break was beneficial for him and I think he is doing very well,” Ancelotti emphasized.

As explained by RMC Sport, Mbappé retains the confidence of Real and has a good chance of starting against Celta Vigo on Saturday (9 p.m.).