
Amid continued speculation of Real Madrid's plans to sign a new player come January, Carlo Ancelotti provided the club's real winter transfer window strategy.
Ever since Dani Carvajal suffered a season-ending knee injury, rumors circulated about Real Madrid singing a possible replacement at the next available opportunity. Without a backup for Carvajal beyond Lucas Vázquez, the club's growing defender injury crisis raised plenty of alarm bells that Ancelotti attempted to silence in his press conference on Oct. 18.