Coentrao is staying at Real Madrid - Ancelotti

The Italian coach claims he is happy with the
Portuguese defender and says the €30 million
man will not be moving on before the transfer
window closes on Monday
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Fabio
Coentrao will be staying at the Spanish side,
despite continued interest from Tottenham.
With the transfer window set to close on
Monday, the Portugal defender had been
linked with a last-minute move to Spurs, as
Gareth Bale prepares to travel in the other
direction in a €100 million deal.
Ancelotti had previously revealed that Coentrao
was keen to leave Madrid, but the left-back - a
€30m buy from Benfica in 2011 - now looks
set to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu.
"Coentrao is staying with us and everyone is
happy," Ancelotti told the media after Madrid
beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in La Liga on Sunday.
"I never wanted him to leave."
However, the Italian coach did not call up the
Portugal defender for Sunday's game and
refused to rule out player exits on what is
likely to be a busy transfer deadline day for
Madrid, with Bale set to be presented on
Monday afternoon.
"I really don't know what will happen
tomorrow - I can't say at the moment,"
Ancelotti added. Anything can change, in
incomings and outgoings..."
And Madrid's director of international
relations, Emilio Butragueno, also hinted at a
busy Monday for Real.
"There are 36 hours left in the transfer
market," he told Canal Plus. "Not just for Real
Madrid but for all the clubs. It will be hectic.
"Tomorrow night everything will be revealed."