Aurelien Tchouameni reveals his preferred position at Real Madrid

Aurelien Tchouameni has confirmed that he expects to play the vast majority of his minutes as a defensive midfielder after signing for Actual Madrid.

The 22-year-old has joined in a deal value €100m and now has the unenviable job of competing for minutes towards one of many biggest midfield trios of all time: Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.

He has expertise enjoying additional ahead however made his title as a defensive midfielder in a pivot alongside Youssouf Fofana at Monaco, however should now adapt to the 4-3-3 setup that Real delight themselves on.

“Since I used to be little, I’ve all the time performed with two midfielders,” Tchouameni defined. “At Actual Madrid, who play with a 4-3-3, my place will in all probability be as a six [defensive midfielder], however I may play as an eight [central midfielder].”

Tchouameni seems set to compete instantly for minutes with 30-year-old Casemiro, who signed a brand new contract in August to commit himself to the membership till 2025, however he will even be part of Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga in filling in for Luka Modric and Toni Kroos additional forwards.

“Casemiro has had an distinctive profession,” Tchouameni mentioned of his new teammate. “Once I was younger, I used to observe Madrid matches and I’ve been very impressed by all their gamers who performed as a six.

“If in the future I win 5 Champions Leagues like him, it can imply that I’ve not executed badly for myself.”

He added: “[Earning minutes] is a problem. My head is at Actual Madrid, and though I may have extra assured minutes with different groups, I need this problem.”

Tchouameni additionally confirmed that he’ll put on the quantity 18 shirt vacated by Gareth Bale.

“I’ve worn the quantity eight for a few years, however right here that belongs to Kroos,” he defined. “Once I arrived, I requested what shirt numbers have been out there, they usually informed me 18, so I selected it as a result of it’s the closest factor to eight.”

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