According to Spanish publication Marca, Ancelotti is considering playing with four midfielders in a bid to fit both Mbappe and Endrick into the same side, rather than the three they usually play with, with the move likely to be put into practice on away days and in demanding fixtures.

Real Madrid made Kylian Mbappe their highest-paid player this summer when they signed him on a free from Paris Saint-Germain, although he still took a major pay cut from his wages in France. However

Kylian Mbappe’s arrival at Real Madrid has reportedly earned Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior a €5 million (£4m/$6m) wage increase apiece.

In the senior dressing room, he is closest to fellow Frenchmen Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Ferland Mendy and has become friends with Brahim Diaz. He went for dinner with the Morocco winger last month at the high-end Aarde restaurant, located near Madrid’s iconic Retiro park and Puerta de Alcala roundabout.

Jude Bellingham has enjoyed an incredible first year with Real Madrid after helping them win La Liga and the Champions League, with the club now rewarding him by boosting his pay package

Kylian Mbappe scored Real Madrid's maiden goal in the revamped UEFA Champions League against Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabeu.

“The Brazilians [at Real Madrid] are friends with Neymar,” Cyril Hanouna said to Europe 1, per the Mirror. “It has always been a war between Neymar and Mbappe. Neymar has sent a [note] about Mbappe to the Brazilians, telling them that it was catastrophic, that it was hell.”

Los Blancos have played one European game already this season, defeating Atalanta to win the UEFA Super Cup in August, with Mbappe scoring on his debut. Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger came through Stuttgart’s youth system and played in the first team for four seasons.

Real Madrid have awarded Jude Bellingham a big pay rise to bring his annual salary level with Kylian Mbappe, according to OK Diario. Mbappe was signed as a free agent during the summer after he left Paris Saint-Germain and was placed on a base wage of €15million (£12.