Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti seems to be impressed by the abilities of one of his young players, which prompted him to compare him to one of the legends who played under his supervision
According to the newspaper “AS”, Ancelotti expressed his admiration for the team’s third goalkeeper, Fran Gonzalez, adding that the young goalkeeper reminds his Italian coach a lot of the Italian goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon
Gonzalez, 18, did not play any matches during Real Madrid’s preparatory tour in the United States, but Ancelotti was impressed by what he saw from him in training
The newspaper added that this is not the first time that Ancelotti has praised Gonzalez, as he had previously praised him when he joined the first team training last season
It is expected that Thibaut Courtois will return to guard Real Madrid’s goal in the new season, after being away from the team due to injury last season, despite the remarkable brilliance of the second goalkeeper, Ukrainian Andriy Lunin. Ancelotti coached Buffon at Parma when he broke into the team at the age of 17, which suggests Gonzalez could be given a chance in the future, especially with Lunin’s future still uncertain. Gonzalez is set to be Real Madrid Castilla’s first-choice goalkeeper this season, with Lucas Cañizares recently joining Farense in Portugal
