Second with 39 points, just three points off leaders Girona, Real Madrid have been very consistent under Carlo Ancelotti's leadership. The veteran Italian coach has already received a nod from the top and is expected to secure a new contract. At the same time, there was also good news from Brazil, with the president of the Brazilian Football Federation, Ednaaldo Rodríguez, being removed for election irregularities.
Rodriguez took inviting An Shuai to coach as his "political achievement", and he also personally announced that Ancelotti would coach next season, but he didn't expect that he would be ** so soon, and An Shuai could continue to stay in Real Madrid.
On the recruitment side, there is also news that the negotiations between Alfonso, the preferred target of the summer window, and Bayern have broken down, and the former has rejected the club's salary of 8 million euros after tax, hoping to get a first-team salary of 10 million to 13 million euros after tax, which is worth noting that this salary is even more than Kane's treatment.
It's all good news for the club, but for some of the players, it's not so pretty.
Midfield duo Luka Modric and Kroos have struggled lately, with the former not receiving a contract extension from Real Madrid and is expected to end his career in white at the end of this season, while Kroos wants to retire and is asked to extend for another year. In addition, there will be some new changes to the goalkeeper position.
Thibaut Courtois suffered a serious injury at the start of the season, which Carlo Ancelotti dropped after activating second goalkeeper Lunin and the club transitioned from Chelsea to Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan. In this case, Kepa Arrizabalaga has secured Real Madrid's starting line-up, and has even publicly confirmed his willingness to take a pay cut to stay in the team on several occasions, and Real Madrid is also actively promoting this matter.
Lu Ning was disheartened, and his wife even went to the next family in the social ** open recruitment, saying that as long as they could provide time for the game, they could talk. Just then, Lady Luck befell Lu Ning again, and Kepa was injured. Lunin got the chance to start, with three wins in six games, but Real Madrid also conceded four goals. In the face of a weak team, Lu Ning can get good statistics with Real Madrid's defense, but against a slightly stronger opponent, Lu Ning will not perform well.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference for the Champions League group stage against Union Berlin, Carlo Ancelotti explained why he started Kepa Arrizabalaga: "In this Kepa game, I don't know if it's unfair to put a player on the bench, if you really want to count it, then every game is unfair, there are always people who have to sit on the bench. Lunin has been doing well during this period, but we have to know that Kepa has been doing well. ”
It is certain that Lunin will not get a chance in Carlo Ancelotti's hands, and Real Madrid are ready to give him a free transfer this summer.