Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits he and Eden Hazard do not talk.

Ancelotti confirmed the claims of Hazard this week that the pair do not speak.

He said this morning: "It's not cold.

"Hazard has been very honest. I don't talk to him much, but it's also a matter of character. You feel better talking to one person or another. The most important thing for me, that if we don't talk much, he still respects me.

"Hazard does not play because there is a lot of competition and Vinicius plays in his position."

On Hazard's future, Ancelotti added: "For next year I have the players that the club puts at my disposal."