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Ancelotti says Di Maria asked to leave club; Cristiano to play Super Cup

2014-08-21 8 Dailymotion

Madrid, Aug 21 ago (EFE), (Camera: Pedro Pablo Pérez).- Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told a press conference Thursday that over the summer Argentinian player Angel Di Maria had asked to leave the club and has since refused to re-sign with the Blancos. "Di Maria asked to leave over the summer and refused the (contract) renewal," the coach said, adding that the Argentinian would be a Real Madrid player until the transfer market closed down in 10 days. "This situation has to be solved by the player. If he doesn't find a solution for his future, he will keep working with us like last year and there would be no problem with that." Ancelotti did not rule out the possibility of having Di Maria play for a few minutes during the second match of the Spanish Super Cup. "I am surprised to read that it seems the club and me disagree. We don't because we think the same," he stressed. So far, the Argentinian is still training with the rest of the team while the player waits for an offer from in