Real Madrid boss Ancelotti plays down talk of Mbappe and Vinicius Jnr fighting over left-sided role

Carlo Ancelotti has dispelled fears that Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jnr will vie for nan aforesaid spot astatine Real Madrid adjacent season.

Mbappe’s free transportation move from Paris Saint-Germain to nan Santiago Bernabeu strengthens nan European champions further, astatine slightest successful theory.

However, pinch Mbappe known to favour coming successful from nan near – nan aforesaid position Brazil world Vinicius Jnr has played successful for respective seasons – location is nan anticipation of a positional conflict for Ancelotti to resolve.

In his accustomed unflappable manner, Ancelotti doesn’t judge it will beryllium an issue.

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He told nan Obi One podcast, hosted by erstwhile Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel, nan Italian said: “Honestly, I haven’t thought astir it. Fitting Mbappé successful nan squad won’t beryllium a problem. It’s important to retrieve what he said: He’ll accommodate to nan team. The cardinal is that each subordinate has to lend talent and value successful work to nan team.

“Sometimes you tin play connected nan left, sometimes you tin play successful nan middle.”

Madrid are fluid, insists Ancelotti

Madrid mostly employment a fluid beforehand 3 pinch Ancelotti insisting Vinicius Jnr was ne'er stuck to nan left-hand side.

“I spot [Mbappé] him playing up front, and nan onslaught is rather wide. The transportation is 68 meters wide, and we person to screen those 68 meters pinch nan players successful front,” he added.

“It could beryllium Vinícius. Because if I inquire you, wherever did Vinícius play past season, it’s difficult to say. He didn’t play for illustration a [left] winger. The important cardinal to an attacking play is nan mobility of nan players.”

France skipper Mbappe is presently connected vacation aft his exertions astatine nan European Championship successful which he sustained a severely surgery chemoreceptor successful Les Bleus’ opening crippled against Austria.

Didier Deschamps’ broadside were beaten successful nan semi-finals by eventual winners Spain pinch Mbappe contributing conscionable 1 extremity successful nan tourney – a punishment against Poland successful nan group stage.