Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti assured Friday that his team's forward Kylian Mbappe "is not affected" from the rape charges against him in Sweden, reported AFP, quoted by BTA.
"For now, this is just speculation. I see the player every day, he is doing very well, he is happy and I don't feel that he is affected in any way. On the contrary, he is even enthusiastic", said the Italian specialist at his press conference before the visit of Celta Vigo on Saturday.
"Rest days were fixed in advance and everyone could do whatever they wanted during them. I personally traveled for two days to London and did not ask anyone's permission. I don't even have a travel agency to organize trips for the players," he answered when asked if it was normal for Mbappe to rest in Stockholm and Corsica during the break.
"I didn't ask for additions from the club management because last season we dealt well with injuries and we can do it now. He did not rule out the possibility of bringing someone in, but it is not easy to find a player because we are Real Madrid. We will use our squad and Alaba is also coming back. We lost Carvajal as a player, but not as a leader, because he continues to work with us," Ancelotti said on the occasion of Dani Carvajal's serious injury.