Carlo Ancelotti hailed English midfielder Jude Bellingham, who has been linked with a move to his Real Madrid team, but said Friday he has plenty of young talent at his fingertips already.

Los Blancos have three of the most exciting midfield prospects in world football in Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Fede Valverde.

Borussia Dortmund’s Bellingham played well for England during the World Cup in Qatar until Gareth Southgate’s side were knocked out by Tchouameni and Camavinga’s France in the quarter-finals.

“Bellingham showed at the World Cup that he is a great midfielder,” Ancelotti told reporters on Friday ahead of his team’s La Liga clash with Villarreal.

“A lot of youngsters stood out, like Enzo (Fernandez) with Argentina, and the Spaniards Pedri and Gavi had a very nice tournament.

“There are a lot of young midfielders emerging but I’ll stick with mine. We have very good ones, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Valverde. We have a lot of youngsters.”

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