Ancelotti denies rumors about Saudi Arabia and Modric

THE Luka Modric he has not started a starter so far with the first team and naturally there have been rumors about him Saudi Arabia.

These rumors were denied by her coach Real MadridCarlo Ancelotti.

Specifically stated:

“Luka Modric in Saudi Arabia? Luca has already decided to stay at Real. He is not happy not to play, it is very strange to see him on the bench, but he will be given minutes. For sure. He will help us this season.”

Ancelotti: “Luka Modric to Saudi Arabia? Luka has already decided to stay here”. ???? #RealMadrid

“He’s not happy he’s not playing, it’s very strange to see Luka not playing but he’ll have minutes. For sure. He will help us during the season”. pic.twitter.com/7GipSFvquw

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 24, 2023

Ancelotti chooses as their starters Rodrigo, Vinicius, Bellingham and Chuameniwhile the Croatian international is chosen as a substitute in the last minutes of the match.

The 37-year-old midfielder was irreplaceable executive for the Merengues for a decade, but the Italian coach relies on the young players to offer speed and technical training.

In his career he has competed in 745 games, with 86 goals and 123 assistswhile he has won five Champions Leagues, three championships and four Spanish Cups.

With the Croatian national team he managed to reach his final World Cup in 2018 against France, while at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar he won third place. On an individual level he was his winner Ballon d’Or in the year 2018.

Editor: Panagiotis Koutrolos