Ancelotti considers ‘individual holidays’ during the season for Real Madrid players | OneFootball

Carlo Ancelotti could give Real Madrid players ‘individual holidays’ to cope with a packed fixture list that could see top clubs play more than 70 games in 2024-25.

Legendary Italian coach Ancelotti is considering giving his players holidays during the season, the former Milan and Juventus boss said at a press conference on Saturday.

“The players need rest, they need holidays, and we are thinking about giving individual holidays to the players during the season,” said Ancelotti, as quoted by BBC.

“We are thinking about giving in-season breaks, give a week off for a player so he can go and stay with his family, especially international players, who have very little rest because they usually don’t get even a day’s holiday in international breaks.

“We are assessing it with the medical staff and the physical preparation.”

With the Club World Cup held in the USA in July, after the domestic and European season, top clubs could play over 70 games this term.

“At the moment we still don’t even know the date [of the Club World Cup], same with the Intercontinental Cup,” added Ancelotti, who side beat Atalanta to win the Uefa Super Cup on Wednesday,” said Ancelotti.

“We are bidding for seven titles but we still don’t know when or how.

“The 2025-26 season might start earlier because of the [2026] World Cup, so we have to plan accordingly starting this season.

“For example, when Vinicius Jr comes back after playing with Brazil, instead of playing in La Liga, he rests for three or four days, he goes on holiday and then he comes back.

“That’s the only way. Normally those players train, even if they don’t play. But we’re going to take that away, let them do what they want on those days. That’s what we’re going to do.”