An older man with glasses and a suit stands in the foreground while in the background is a soccer player with a large red cross over him.
Florentino Pérez could have already ruled out transfer Martín Zubimendi. | Camara Real Madrid Confidencial
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Reason for Madrid's 'No' to Zubimendi, Florentino and Ancelotti Have Another Star

The white team could now be ruling out the transfer of the Real Sociedad midfielder

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Carlos Higueras Carrasco

Real Madrid has started this season with complications. The team led by Carlo Ancelotti is not being consistent and its level of play could be improved. In addition, injuries are weighing down the team.

As was the case last season, Madrid is suffering the merciless punishment of this type of setback. Dani Carvajal and Éder Militão have already said goodbye for the rest of the season. Both players have serious knee injuries.

The latest to 'fall' was Kylan Mbappé, who was unable to finish the game on Tuesday against Atalanta (2-3) . The French star has a thigh injury in his left leg, but everything indicates that it is nothing serious. Ancelotti has confirmed that he will travel to Qatar for the Intercontinental Cup final.

A soccer player in a white uniform sitting on the playing field.
Kylian Mbappé was injured this Tuesday against Atalanta. | Real Madrid Confidencial

Despite this, Real Madrid is very much alive in both the League and the Champions League. In the domestic championship, Madrid depends on itself to win the title. They are two points behind Barcelona, leader in the regular season, but have one game less. In the top continental competition, after winning in Bergamo, Ancelotti's men have paved their way in Europe.

But something is happening and that is that Madrid are not taking control of the matches. The game is not being fluid in the center of the field after Toni Kroos announced his 'retirement' at the end of last season.

The German surprised everyone with a decision that, to this day, remains very controversial and many still don't understand. The '8' left behind a prodigious decade at Santiago Bernabéu. It gave him time to win his sixth European Cup, something that until then only Paco Gento had managed to achieve.

The solution

After trying several 'experiments', it seems that Ancelotti may have found the solution in Dani Ceballos. The midfielder from Utrera is starting to settle in the midfield and his work as a pivot is having good results.

A soccer player in a blue jacket raises his arms in victory on the field.
Dani Ceballos, celebrating Tuesday's victory against Atalanta. | Real Madrid Confidencial

However, the great work of Ceballos, who renewed his contract last year until 2027, could freeze Madrid's plans to acquire the services of Martín Zubimendi. This is indicated by 'Gol Digital', which directly points out the possibility that Ceballos will abort the transfer of the current Real Sociedad player.

Madrid are happy with Ceballos, who could be Ancelotti's 'transfer'. Certainly for this season, but in Chamartín they believe that the player is here for a while…

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