In the summer 2023, Ancelotti was only guaranteed to stay on until June 2024, so he wanted Real Madrid to make signings to improve the current squad rather than in polishing the next one. After realizing that the club won’t sign superstars except Bellingham, he celebrate renewals like they were signings.
At the end of last season, Ancelotti had a meeting with Florentino Perez and JAS, where he urgently asked the club for new signings, specifically Harry Kane and other names too but the President refused to sign Kane due to the massive transfer fee, his age (30) and Florentino said that the club’s strategy passed solely & exclusively through Mbappé and that nothing and no one was going to stop the plan or entangle it with Haaland or other names.
Florentino Perez played the long game. Winning titles while rebuilding the squad, tying down Mbappe and rebuilding Santiago Bernabeu at the same time. When Carlo Ancelotti knew that Toni Kroos was renewing his contract last summer, he “went into overdrive”.
Florentino Perez was very happy with the way Ancelotti is running the team after last season and told him to forget about the offer from Brazil’s NT. He promised him continuity at the club if he achieved certain targets. Now with his renewal, he only nodded & acknowledged that Florentino’s strategy made perfect sense.
Real Madrid’s plan after Benzema’s departure was clear; no Kane, no Havertz, no Haaland. Only Mbappe.
