Based on experiences with Baggio and Zidane Ancelotti tweak team to suit Bellingham

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he is planning to tweak his system on their pre-season tour of America in a bid to get the best out of new signings like Jude Bellingham.

Real finished second in La Liga last season and were knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-finals by eventual winners Manchester City. And the Spanish giants have responded with a major overhaul of their squad.

Bellingham has been the biggest addition so far, making the move to the Bernabeu from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £88m. However, Real have also signed the likes of Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Joselu and Arda Guler, while Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard and Marian have all left.

And Ancelotti is planning to move away from his favoured 4-3-3 system this season, amid suggestions he may now favour a midfield diamond given Real's wealth of options in the centre of the park. Indeed, the boss has also suggested his new approach is a lesson he learnt while managing Zinedine Zidane at Juventus

"When I started coaching I had a clear idea, and I didn't adapt to the players I had," Ancelotti admitted. "I had an experience at Parma, where [Roberto] Baggio wanted to play as a playmaker and I didn't change the system. He went to another team. And I was wrong.

"At Juventus, with [Zinedine] Zidane, I started to understand that it's better to adapt to the players. Players have to feel comfortable. I adapted and I'm still adapting.

"This year we might play a different system. The system we have played with has been very successful, but we can try a new style. We're going to try it on the tour. It's a good time to do so."