Carlo Ancelotti said that he couldn’t have asked for more from Real Madrid on the club’s recent signings this summer.
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Ancelotti “couldn’t have ask for more”
Madrid is now undergoing a major defensive rebuild after failing to secure a major trophy this season.
Their rivals, Barcelona, were confirmed as LaLiga champions on Thursday.
Ancelotti’s side had already missed out on winning the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, in a campaign defined by a string of injuries to key players.
However, Ancelotti he had no regrets over the club’s failure to add to the squad last summer, or in January.
The Spanish giants have made recent moves, including the signing of centre-back Dean Huijsen.
Additionally, Madrid is working on the arrival of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and in talks with Benfica over left-back Alvaro Carreras.
“Last year [signing a defender] wasn’t an option,” Ancelotti said, speaking ahead of Madrid’s LaLiga game at Sevilla. “We had [David] Alaba coming back [from injury], and Militão and Carvajal were fit, and during the season those injuries affected us.
“Since I’ve been here, Real Madrid have signed [Eduardo] Camavinga, [Antonio] Rüdiger, [Aurélien] Tchouaméni, [Jude] Bellingham, [Kylian] Mbappe… Could I ask for more? No.”
Madrid faced last weekend’s 4-3 Clásico defeat to Barcelona — a result that all but ended the title race –missing their entire starting backline: Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, and Ferland Mendy.
Ancelotti said not signing anyone in January wasn’t the reason for Madrid’s poor season, and he didn’t blame the club for it either.
“All the decisions we’ve taken were taken with me, with the coaching staff,” Ancelotti said.
“Last year we had the same problems and we were able to fix them. This year it was more difficult… It’s been an obvious problem. The key has been the injuries we’ve had in defence. There were too many, for very important players.”
Hats off to Barcelona
Barcelona officially wrapped up the title with a 2-0 win over Espanyol on Thursday.
Ancelotti congratulated Hansi Flick’s side afterward, saying Barca “have done well” this season.
“Sometimes you aren’t able to get the best out of everyone as a team,” Ancelotti said.
“Barcelona have done well, we have to congratulate them. They’ve been more consistent, they’ve played really good football.”
Ancelotti is set to leave Madrid at the end of the season to take the Brazil national team job.
Meanwhile, the club is finalising a deal for Xabi Alonso to take over in time for next month’s Club World Cup.
