Carlo Ancelotti has so much depth in the middle of the park, and the Real Madrid boss is trying to play with more midfielders this season – with the team to line up in a 4-4-2 formation.

Real Madrid already have Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Dani Ceballos. Jude Bellingham also joined this summer for a massive £103m.

Tchouameni has said that the Real Madrid midfield is indeed the best in the world.

“I think we have the best midfield in the world with legends like Luka and Toni,” Tchouameni told Real Madrid TV. “We learn from them every day.

“We also have young players who are at an incredible level, like Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Ceballos and myself. We’re going to do well this season.”

Tchouameni also revealed that the team is working on its fitness, and will be fine ahead of the upcoming season.

“We’ve been working hard these days with [Antonio] Pintus [Real Madrid’s fitness coach] and the coaching staff; we’re happy,” Tchouameni explained. “We’re not playing friendly matches because we’re playing against good teams, and we want to do well. We are working really well in training, and we want to do the same in the matches.

“We’ve been playing well in the pre-season. We’re using a new system and we have to learn how to play in this system every day. We have an amazing team and I’m sure we’re going to have an incredible season.”

Tchouamenia has revealed that he’s raring to and is back in full fitness: “I feel good with the team, and I think I’ve done a good job. I also worked a lot with the fitness coach during the holidays. I feel good on the pitch; we want to play well and improve every day.”