Real Madrid’s manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the club won’t be signing Kylian Mbappe before the transfer window closes next week.
The Paris St Germain forward has been linked with the club for the past few years but the transfer is set to remain incomplete this season as well.
Real Madrid are unlikely to sign more players in the current transfer window which closes on September 1.
"No, I rule it out 100%. I think our squad is closed and our players are thinking about our season,” Ancelotti told reporters when asked about France striker Mbappe.
The transfer window will stay open in Saudi Arabia beyond September 1, which means clubs from the Gulf country could still sign Europe's top players but Ancelotti was not concerned.
"Someone may change their mind, but I am not afraid of that," he added ahead of Real's La Liga game at Celta Vigo on Friday.
The Real boss also brushed aside the notion that midfielder Luka Modric is unhappy after he did not start the club’s first two league games.
"Luka has already defined his future. He has no problem, he will contribute," Ancelotti said.
"It's a special situation for everybody, for him it's strange not to play from the first minute but he will contribute as always."
Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who joined on loan from Chelsea, will make his debut for Madrid in their first home league game of the season.
Andriy Lunin was in between the sticks during the opening two wins of the campaign after Thibaut Courtois underwent surgery on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee.