Carlo Ancelotti once lavished praise on to Gabri Veiga, who has been heavily linked with a transfer to Manchester City.
As relayed by Sports Mole, the Real Madrid boss gave his verdict on the 21-year-old, who has been targeted by the treble-winners as a plan B to Declan Rice.
Manchester City and their supporters will be happy to discover that Carlo Ancelotti is a huge admirer of Gabri Veiga.
Carlo Ancelotti once raved about Manchester City-linked gem Gabri Veiga
While Rice was the Sky Blues’ primary target in midfield, the club decided not to pursue his signature, giving Arsenal a free run at signing him.
Interestingly, Pep Guardiola’s side are reported not to be in panic mode after pulling out of the race for the 24-year-old, as they believe they have been in such situations for such high-value targets, as per a revelation on Wednesday.
As Gabri Veiga seems to have emerged as an alternative to the West Ham United captain for Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti has always held him in high regard.
“I like him, he is an excellent player who has something special”, the Italian legend said.
Pep Guardiola could turn Gabri Veiga into a superstar
Carlo Ancelotti, like many are aware that Manchester City-linked midfielder Gabri Veiga is one of Spain’s hottest young prospects.
Whilst having played only one season of first-team football in the top flight, the silky attacker registered an impressive 11 goals and four assists for a relegated Celta Vigo side.
Despite one expecting Gabri Veiga to be quite raw if he joins Manchester City, Pep Guardiola is the ideal coach to turn such a diamond in the rough into an absolute gem.
Having coached a boatload of creative midfielders in his time as a coach, Guardiola will be aware of how to mould Veiga perfectly.
Whether that is through advising the highly-rated talent to curb some of his high-risk attacking actions or in terms of improving his off-the-ball game both offensively and defensively, the two-time treble winner is the perfect manager to nurture such an acclaimed wonderkid.
