Jude Bellingham to play as number '10' or right-sided midfielder under Ancelotti at Real Madrid

The Englishman will play for the Spanish side in the 2023-24 season

Jude Bellingham is one of the top-rated youngsters in football, and he has been signed by Real Madrid.

Teams have begun to prepare for the upcoming season and have played some practice matches. Real Madrid have also started their preparations for the next season. Carlo Ancelotti is looking to settle his young side.

Players like Jude Bellingham are new to Ancelotti's system. He is a central midfielder who can play an attacking role as well.

The Italian manager gave an interview to Marca after a 3-2 win over AC Milan in a pre-season friendly and revealed his tactics around Bellingham.

The team played in a 4-1-2-1-2 diamond formation. Ancelotti said, “For the system we have used today, he will be the number ‘ten’, if we play with a 4-3-3 it will be the right-sided central midfielder (interior). For him, the best thing is to be a ‘ten’ because he is close to the area. It depends on the system. We have to wait a bit to find out how it goes during the season.”

The Italian coach further added, “If we play 4-3-3, the reference striker must be Rodrygo and out wide we have Valverde, Guler… We have options. We also have the option of playing with a midfielder and a striker, and in that case Bellingham-Rodrygo is the best option.”

Ancelotti also praised the new signing and said:

“It’s rare to find players with that kind of quality. And it’s strange to find him at 20 years old. He has room for improvement, but we are lucky to have him with us. We have fantastic young players. This team gives me a lot of confidence because I see fantastic young players in training.”

Carlo Ancelotti is currently looking for a striker to replace Karim Benzema. He might continue with the same group and make some tactical changes.

As of now, Bellingham has impressed Ancelotti and he looks like a regular starter for the Los Blancos.