Carlo Ancelotti has insisted he is not worried about Kylian Mbappe’s start to life at Real Madrid as the Frenchman has failed to find the back of the net in the opening three league games.
The 25-year-old joined the Spainish giants as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain in June, ending the lengthy transfer saga.
Although, after making a promising start after scoring to help Los Blancos lift the UEFA Super Cup weeks ago, Mbappe is yet to net in the league, for the reigning LaLiga champions.
“His last goal was on August 14th. It has only been two weeks since, that is no reason to worry. Neither we are not worried as a club, nor him,” the Real manager said.
“He is very happy here, delighted, sure he wants to score in the next game. So does Vinicius, who has yet to score this season and I don’t see him worried either.
“[Mbappe] is progressing really well, I see him doing better every day, excited, motivated, training well. He is very humble. I think his adaptation is going really well.”
Ancelotti admitted a slow start was a certainty after the retirement of Toni Kroos, while they are also trying to fit Mbappe into a new centre-forward role.
“Every year has its own challenge because there are changes in the structure of a team, the system that is implemented,” Ancelotti added.
“Last year we also needed time at the start of the season, we needed a late goal to get a result in many games. It will take some time until we find our mojo and the best version of ourselves but it’s a normal thing.
“I didn’t ask Toni Kroos to be Aurelien Tchouameni last year, just as I won’t ask Tchouameni to be Kroos. Each player has his own characteristics. The team has to adapt to the characteristics that Tchouameni has, which are very important for us.”
