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Real Madrid will not stand in Ancelotti’s way if he asks to leave before contract expiry
Carlo Ancelotti’s future is the talk of the town. Real Madrid’s poor performance domestically has put the manager under pressure and it is now unclear whether he will continue beyond June.
The story so far has been that the Italian tactician wishes to continue with the uncertainty looming at the administration’s end. Florentino Perez asks for just one more trophy this season from Ancelotti and failure to do so could see the end of the Italian in Madrid.
According to reports from Josep Pedrerol, Real Madrid’s relationship with Ancelotti is excellent. However, the club will allow him to leave if he asks to part ways before the end of his contract, which expires in 2024.
The veteran coach is said to see the club as his priority. However, things could change with the entry of the Brazilian national team.
The Selecao have Ancelotti as their prime candidate to take over the reins in the summer and continue to wait and gauge his situation.
Recently, the president of CBF talked about the same and highlighted the approach they would take to bring the Merengues’ tactician to Brazil.
Further, Ancelotti’s own players at Real Madrid have publicly spoken of the probability of the move taking place. Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes hinted that the manager wished to take up the new challenge while ex-Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro refused to do so.
If Ancelotti wishes to continue in his job at Real Madrid, however, every game from here on in the UCL and Copa del Rey becomes a final. The men in white can afford no more slip-ups for both the competitions they remain alive are in knockout formats.
Los Blancos take on Barcelona in the second leg of the Spanish Cup semifinal early in April. Soon after, the European Champions will host Chelsea in the UCL quarter-final first leg before travelling to Stamford Bridge later in April for the second leg.
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Real Madrid record signing labelled once in a generation star: ‘One in every ten years’
Real Madrid had an exceptional summer transfer window, with the club bringing in as many as seven players for Jose Mourinho.
No signing was bigger than Yan Diomande, though, with the Ivorian becoming Los Blancos’ most expensive acquisition of all time.
The 19-year-old arrives at Madrid carrying enormous expectations, and the people who have worked closely with the young winger believe he can live up to them.
As quoted by MARCA, Thiago Freitas, operations director at Roc Nation, used an extraordinary comparison when discussing Diomande.
Diomande compared to Halley’s Comet
Roc Nation identified Diomande while he was still at Leipzig, and Freitas explained just how quickly the agency became convinced by his potential.
“We are always looking at the stars, but while looking at the stars, sometimes a comet appears,” Freitas said.
“I can say that Yan, among the stars, is like a comet, a Halley that you find every eight or ten years. And when the possibility of working with him came to us, we did not think twice.”
The agency subsequently built a personalised structure around Diomande to help his development, although convincing Leipzig to part with such a valuable young player was never expected to be straightforward.
“A player of this level, every club wants to keep. We knew it would be a great challenge, a difficult task to make this transfer happen,” he explained.
Real Madrid changed the transfer race
Freitas also revealed that several major clubs wanted Diomande before Madrid eventually secured his signature.
“Many of the most important, richest and most qualified clubs in the world showed interest in Yan,” he said.
However, once Madrid entered the race, Roc Nation felt the dynamic changed completely.
“But I always say that for players, Real Madrid is the Pele of clubs,” Freitas explained.
“When Real Madrid’s interest appears, there is nothing more the other clubs can do.”
Freitas believes Diomande’s unpredictability makes him particularly suited to Madrid, where opponents regularly defend with the primary objective of containing their attacking talent.
“Yan is a player who can bring a lot of surprise to Madrid,” he said, highlighting his ability to break tactical structures and create unexpected situations.
Diomande is still a young player who needs time under Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese tactician is easing him into action.
The teenager may not be starting for Madrid yet, but it will not be long before he gets the nod. Jose is said to be keen to avoid another Mastantuono situation with him.
One thing is clear, though: everyone who has worked with Madrid in some capacity thinks the sky is the limit for him, and it remains to be seen whether he hits those heights at the Bernabeu.
