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Ancelotti disappointed with Real Madrid’s altered roadmap for the transfer window – report
Heading into the summer, there were a lot of speculations surrounding Real Madrid and their approach to the transfer window, especially following Karim Benzema’s unanticipated departure.
Several big names had been linked to replace the French icon. And while the men in white have indeed added quality names in Jude Bellingham and Joselu, the talk of the town now is that there will be no more signings.
According to reports from Mario Cortegana, Carlo Ancelotti is disappointed in the management. The Italian manager was also fed the stories of a game-changing transfer season and is unhappy with how the club have changed their roadmap in less than a month.
Having lost senior players like Benzema and Marco Asensio alongside backups including Eden Hazard and Mariano Diaz, the board has been under serious pressure to fill the void. But so far, only Joselu has arrived to reinforce the attack, although Brahim Diaz can also be used on the flanks.
As things stand, though, there will be no big-name striker arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu for the new season, and the names of Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen and Dusan Vlahovic all appear to be discarded.
As it stands, Ancelotti has only Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo Goes and the newly arrived Joselu to count on in attack.
The same can be said about Florentino Perez’s sudden change in stance over the full-back position. The summer of 2023 was expected to be one where the club eyes its next big left-back and right-back. Yet, all that has come from it is the return of Fran Garcia from Rayo Vallecano.
Real Madrid still have time ahead of the new season to plan out a more impactful summer window. However, with all the focus only on Kylian Mbappe, it is unlikely that they will splash any more cash.
In a major update, AS reports that former Real Madrid midfielder and club legend Toni Kroos has taken his first step towards starting his coaching career.
The former Germany international has told the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers.
Real Madrid tried to bring Kroos back
It is no secret that Real Madrid considered bringing Toni Kroos back into the club’s structure after the end of the last season.
The club president, Florentino Perez, had wanted Kroos to have a daily presence at Valdebebas rather than making occasional appearances after his retirement.
Jose Angel Sanchez and Kroos spoke after Perez expressed his desire to see the German working at Valdebebas every day. However, they did not find the right moment, time or structure to give his return a clear form.
A comeback remains one of the possibilities most desired by Madrid supporters because of Kroos’ charisma and what he represents at the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither side wanted him to return simply for the sake of it, so the door remains open for the future.
The relationship between the two parties is excellent, and both know that the opportunity to work together again will eventually come.
Taking it step by step
For now, Kroos continues to run the academy he established in Boadilla, enjoying the opportunity to help develop younger players.
After two years away from the competitive side of football, however, he is beginning to look towards the dugout as a possible next step in his career.
Kroos currently holds coaching qualifications that allow him to work up to the third tier of Spanish football.
This is possible because professionals with at least seven years of proven experience and significant involvement at the elite level can gain direct access to accelerated coaching courses.
That means Kroos could coach a team in Primera Federacion, but the German wants to take things gradually.
Kroos has already informed the RFEF that he would be interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers during the 2027/28 season.
The course taking place this season is not available to elite former players, with UEFA limiting each campaign to 20 places.
With his current qualifications, Kroos could work as an assistant coach, but he cannot yet take charge as a head coach in either the top flight or the Segunda División.
But completing that programme would allow Kroos to obtain the UEFA A licence, which would enable him to coach teams at any level.
