We have a better team than last season, says Ancelotti. Bellingham has something we lacked

Real Madrid is currently on a pre-season tour in Los Angeles, where the rest of the team was joined by players who had a long layoff for the national teams. Carlo Ancelotti is confident that Los Blancos have a better team than they had last year.

In terms of departures, Real Madrid may be sad to see Karim Benzema, the team’s captain and leading scorer, leave. Marco Asensio, a quality bench joker, may also be missed.

But otherwise, Real have been getting rid of only the players they wanted and who rather just took up space. Namely, Eden Hazard, Mariano Díaz and Jesus Vallejo, with Alvaro Odriozola on his way out as well.

On the other hand, Jude Bellingham, who was wanted by all of Europe, arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu, as did Fran García, one of the best left backs in La Liga last season, the 16-goal scorer Joselu, the talented Turkish youngster Arda Güler, and Brahim Díaz, who returned from a loan spell at AC Milan.

“I think we have a better team than last season. Even though we lost a legend like Karim Benzema, who we wish the best for,” the Italian coach said at a press conference in Los Angeles.

“We are really happy. Fran García will strengthen the left-back position, where we had problems. Joselu will give us strength in the air, where we also struggled. Güler has a lot of talent, he’s young and the fans will enjoy him a lot. Bellingham has something we lacked: he can go to the box and score. Our roster has improved,” Ancelotti is sure.

At the same time, Kylian Mbappé’s name keeps cropping up. If the Frenchman leaves PSG, it is almost certain that it will only be to Real Madrid.

Ancelotti, who is getting a bit tired of the questions on Mbappé, is also constantly facing them. “I’m not talking about players who are not in Madrid. I’ m only talking about our very good players,” Ancelotti concluded.

Source: MARCA