Coach Ancelotti's awkward answer regarding Mbappé's possible arrival at Real Madrid

January 1 was a very special date for Real Madrid. The arrival of the new year enabled them to start negotiations with Kylian Mbappé, who will finish his contract with Paris Saint-Germain on June 30. This is because FIFA rules allow players who have less than 6 months of contract with their current clubs to freely negotiate with other teams who wish to sign them.

Reports indicate that the Spanish side will communicate in the coming days with Fayza Lamari, mother and agent of 'Kiki', to present him with an offer. The salary Los Merengues are willing to pay him would make the French striker the best paid in the squad: about $26 million net, almost twice as much as stars like Jude Bellingham and David Alaba. But they will not have much patience with him, as they expect a definitive answer before January 15 and, in case they do not receive it, they will terminate the negotiations and look for a plan B.

While all this is going on, this week La Liga will resume and on Wednesday Real Madrid will play against Mallorca at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. As usual before every game, coach Carlo Ancelotti held a press conference to talk about the team, their rivals and their objectives for 2024.

However, a journalist's question did not please the Italian manager. "Today is January 2, 2024 and there is a player who finishes his contract in less than six months who is free to negotiate with other teams, that is Kylian Mbappé. Do you, like many madridistas, feel that this 2024 can be the year of Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid?" was the question. And Ancelotti's reaction was unexpected: first he stared at him in silence, then he laughed and pointed his finger at him, before starting to answer.

What did he say?

The Real Madrid manager first spoke to the journalist and said: "I haven't seen you here many times", to which he replied: "I'm one of the new ones". And Ancelotti then continued, "Ah. You haven't listened before when I said I don't answer this question. I'm not going to touch this subject."