Ancelotti Is Clear About It: This Is the Reason Real Madrid Hasn't Triumphed

Real Madrid Faces a Challenging End to the 24/25 Season Considering the Quarterfinal Elimination Against Arsenal. The most urgent match is undoubtedly the Copa del Rey final against FC Barcelona, but the fight for the LaLiga leadership is not entirely decided. Despite everything, the first reports are starting to emerge about differences between the coaching staff and the club leaders.

According to "Footmercato", Real Madrid's coach has a very clear opinion about what would have happened this season. In addition to the notable drop in performance of several of his key footballers, Carlo Ancelotti understands that Toni Kroos's departure has been one of the major footballing factors.

In this context, according to the aforementioned source, the Reggiolo coach asked the Merengue bosses to enter the 2024 summer transfer market. The goal was to secure the services of a playmaking pivot, a creative midfielder with a defensive profile who could effectively replace the former German "8".

Toni Kroos's retirement, in Carlo Ancelotti's view, required immediate action from the white sports management. But the executives led by Florentino Pérez did not make any moves in that direction, a decision that would ultimately affect the Merengue footballers' performance during the 24/25 season... following Ancelotti's own predictions.

They Couldn't Make It Happen

Toni Kroos's unexpected farewell to professional soccer, at the end of the 23/24 season, has been one of the most significant competitive setbacks the club has recorded. Many Madridists, as well as Carlo Ancelotti according to "Footmercato", immediately requested his generational replacement... which the board did not consider appropriate to sign.

While it is true that there is a large number of pieces in the midfield, the coaches understand that none of those footballers can perform Toni Kroos's functions. Hence the demand for a signing by the leader of the coaching staff... which ended up ignored by the Merengue bosses according to "Footmercato".

In addition to that demand for a replacement for Toni Kroos, the Italian strategist also reportedly requested the arrival of a center-back. The executives led by Florentino Pérez supported the signing of Leny Yoro, but Manchester United took the easier path by offering a lot of money in salaries to the former LOSC Lille player.

That's why the white executives now need to make multiple additions, as well as secure the departures of several players, according to the opinion of some Madridists. The white fans are looking at all levels of the Merengue entity after a season marked, among other things, by the absence of Toni Kroos's team.