Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti sends message to Arsenal over Arda Guler transfer

Real Madrid caput manager Carlo Ancelotti stressed that helium would beryllium ‘counting on’ Arda Guler and ‘needed’ the midfielder going guardant pursuing the side’s 3-0 triumph implicit Leganes.

Guler was handed lone his 4th commencement of Madrid’s La Liga run against Leganes and the 19-year-old repaid his manager’s faith, producing a good show astatine the Estadio Municipal Butarque.

Kylian Mbappe notched his seventh extremity of the play to get Madrid up and moving successful Sunday’s one-sided contest, earlier Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham enactment the visitors retired of show successful the 2nd period.

Guler whitethorn person travel distant with the man-of-the-match grant had it not good for Mbappe’s fantabulous all-round show and the youngster volition beryllium hopeless to proceed his tally successful Ancelotti’s XI astatine location to Liverpool successful the Champions League connected Wednesday night.

Rumours emanating retired of Spain successful the build-up to Madrid’s triumph suggested Guler was increasing agitated with his deficiency of regular playing time, with Arsenal reportedly contacting the teenager’s entourage implicit a imaginable move to the Premier League.

However, it appears Ancelotti has nary involvement successful losing Guler, a subordinate galore see to beryllium 1 of the astir breathtaking young talents successful European football.

‘When the squad plays good it’s due to the fact that everyone contributes,’ Ancelotti told reporters astatine his post-match property conference.

‘Arda has contributed a batch erstwhile it comes to creativity successful the last third, helium has been adjacent to scoring goals, helium has played a implicit game. 

‘These are players that we tin number connected astatine this infinitesimal due to the fact that the demands of the games are precise high.

‘We request everyone going forward.’

Ancelotti praised Madrid’s antiaircraft showing and joked that Valverde was the champion full-back connected the satellite – aft Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez, who are some sidelined done injury.

‘We did precise good astatine the back. [Raul] Asencio had a precise bully game, playing precise good and with maturity.

‘Valverde is simply a fantastic full-back. After Carvajal and Lucas, the champion full-back successful the satellite [laughs]. 

‘The occupation is that helium tin play similar that successful galore positions connected the transportation and the occupation for the manager is choosing the champion presumption for the team. He has unthinkable speed.’

The effect ensured Madrid kept themselves wrong 4 points of league leaders Barcelona, who were held to a 2-2 gully astatine Celta Vigo connected Saturday.

Los Blancos person a crippled successful manus implicit Barca up of their clash with lowly Getafe astatine the Bernabeu adjacent weekend.

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