Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed that Jude Bellingham did not pick up his call which made him a bit angry ahead of Los Blancos’ last pre-season friendly against Chelsea.
Madrid lost both of their pre-season friendlies — against AC Milan and Barcelona — and will now play Chelsea in their last match before facing Atlanta in the UEFA Super Cup on August 14.
The Whites are currently without some of their key players — namely Fede Valverde, Dani Carvajal, Aurelien Tchouameni, Kylian Mbappe, Eduardo Camavinga, Ferland Mendy and Jude Bellingham — but the Italian confirmed that he is in touch with them.
"I'm in touch [with them]," Ancelotti confirmed.
"But yesterday I was angry with Bellingham because he didn't answer me. I told Vinicius to call him and he took [the call] immediately. He handed me the phone and I was able to talk to him. So be careful," the Italian added with a laugh.
For the match against Atlanta, Ancelotti confirmed that the team that played in the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund is likely to play in the Super Cup as well.
Madrid lost two of their players, Nacho Fernandez and Toni Kroos, while they added Kylian Mbappe and Endrick into their squads.
"The only thing missing is two [players], Nacho and [Toni] Kroos. With the squad we have, we can all compete. If the calendar demands it, we have a sufficient squad for all competitions," Ancelotti stressed.
The Italian then asked to be patient with Endrick as he is young and just came to Europe this year, comparing his time with Arda Guler who arrived in Madrid last year.
"He has shown great quality and talent but he is like Arda [Guler] last year — you don't have to put pressure on the youngsters. He has talent but also pressure, he is a player loved all over the world, especially in Brazil, but we have to be patient," Ancelotti said.
