Ancelotti coy on Mbappe pursuit after Betis win
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti dismissed speculation regarding Paris Saint-Germain star and Los Blancos transfer target Kylian Mbappe.
Madrid is reportedly in negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain in a bid to prise Mbappe from the cub amid talk of a €170 million ($275.6 million) offer plus €10 million ($16.2 million) in add-ons for the France international.
Mbappe has one year remaining on his contract but Madrid is determined to sign the 22-year-old, who has scored 133 goals in 174 games for PSG at a rate of one goal every 102.46 minutes, before the end of the transfer window.
Ancelotti was asked about Mbappe after Madrid defeated Real Betis 1-0 on Sunday (AEST), however he was unwilling to shed light on the possibility of the Frenchman moving to the Spanish capital.
"We should stick to talking about the game because the rest is a matter for the club, who are working on it," Ancelotti said.
"I don't know the details at this stage."
Dani Carvajal's sublime second-half volley secured a hard-earned win for Madrid at Betis.
Carvajal had not scored for Los Blancos since November 2019, but the fit-again full-back marked his return to the side with a second-half finish after being teed up by Karim Benzema.
Benzema has been involved in five goals in his opening three games of a LaLiga season (two goals and three assists) for the first time in his Madrid career.
"The first 45 minutes was much more level and much more so than the second half," Ancelotti said when asked about Benzema.
"We tried to win the ball high up the pitch as quickly as possible and that's where [Karim] Benzema struggled a bit because he had to sit a bit deeper to try and win the ball back when we weren't in possession.
"But I think Karim made the difference today again because he had a very good cross into the box for Carvajal, and we won the game."
