Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is losing confidence in coach Carlo Ancelotti. Perez attended Real training yesterday and addressed the players after Saturday's derby humiliation by Atletico Madrid.
The president fears Ancelotti is losing the dressing room and is aware of cliques growing inside the squad. There is a particular rift between the senior Spanish players and foreigners.
No Spanish player from Real's squad attended Cristiano Ronaldo's 30th birthday on Saturday.
Sport says Ancelotti is now on shaky ground, with Perez seeing Castilla coach Zinedine Zidane as a readymade replacement.
Interestingly, new contract talks between Ancelotti and Real have been put on-hold since Christmas.
