Ancelotti is delighted with him. He leads and manages him perfectly, and even if he is substituted in the 70th minute, the English superstar never shows even the slightest frustration or anger. But as the weeks have gone by, Real have noticed a possible weakness in Jude’s game.

This chink in Bellingham’s armour is that he sometimes gives as good as he gets, without reaching the heights of Vinicius’ fiery attitude. The fact that he can sometimes feel provoked on the pitch and boil over more than he should can harm both him and the team.

This could be clearly seen in the league match against Villarreal that Real won 4-1. Ancelotti had to substitute him as he was on the verge of getting a second yellow card. Bellingham only has to improve this and at Madrid they are already talking to him to do even better…