The Real Madrid coach is analyzing his squad for what will be a very long and exhausting season. The season will last almost 11 months, so Ancelotti needs all his players.
Carlo Ancelotti continues to adjust his expectations for the 2024-25 season at Real Madrid. One of the main points is finding a replacement for Toni Kroos: in principle, the Whites’ executives will go to the market for this. However, the depth of Real Madrid’s squad has enabled Carlo Ancelotti to find the ideal player for the job.
In fact, he is a player who cost Real Madrid only 20 million euros to the Madrid treasury. Here we are talking about Arda Güler. The signing of the Turkish player last summer for 20 million has given Carlo Ancelotti a complete footballer in the middle of the field, to the point that Toni Kroos’ retirement is covered by Arda Güler himself.
But the Turkish footballer cannot do it alone. In his adaptation to the midfield, Guler will have the help of Fede Valverde, who will maintain his duties and intensify the tasks that give the team balance, both in attack and defense. This will provide Arda Guler with a lot of space to play because the player is slowly learning to move in the midfield, regardless of whether he is far away or closer to the opponent’s area.
The transition to midfielder was made possible by the retirement of Toni Kroos. The need to find a player who can play a similar creative role has prompted Carlo Ancelotti to rethink the position of many of his players: only Arda Guler was considered suitable for such a change.
The confidence surrounding the Turkish player has grown significantly in recent months since his return during the decisive phase of the 23/24 League, a good European Championship with Turkey and a great performance in the pre-season tour of the United States. The technical staff led by Carlo Ancelotti are keen to see Guler take the lead in his new position.