Ceballos: “Ancelotti apologized to me face to face”

“He didn’t play the minutes he deserved compared to his training sessions. He’s one of the few who got less than he deserved.” These words from Carlo Ancelotti in April, refer to Dani Ceballos who has not had good chances to take part in matches until then.

The ankle injury he suffered in the Olympics worsened, and he did not participate for the first time until January and it was difficult for him to continue, despite his good performance in Valdebebas day after day, as the Italian coach admitted. In fact, the midfielder explained to the Mediaset mics that Ancelotti apologized to him face to face.

“The coach asked me to forgive him, because he didn’t give me the minutes I should have had,” the 25-year-old soccer player began during an interview with the media at San Juan Bosco Stadium in his native Utrera.

Ceballos, however, is ambitious and explained this as follows: “The player always wants more and that’s what I’m looking for.” This season, he played 18 games and only 338 minutes, although his importance was “on the rise”, as evidenced by his participation in the last five Champions League matches for the white team. Yes, off the bench.

He is working hard to reach the pre-season summit with Madrid, which begins on July 8, at which time he will have a key talk for next year. “When we start we’ll see. “We will talk with the coach to see what he wants and from there we will decide the future,” he said.

Ceballos’ contract expires in 2023 and puts the World Cup on his own horizon. The World Cup starts in November and needs continuity to get options to enter Luis Enrique’s list.

Source: AS