After Benzema left the team, in fact, in addition to Joselu, there are no real center forward players in the No. 9 position of Real Madrid, including Bellingham and Rodrygo, who appeared in this position more last season, are actually not orthodox No. 9 players, Bellingham is more suitable for the midfield position, giving full play to his advantages of running and forward, while Rodrygo prefers to move on the wing, and the No. 9 position still has a lot of pressure on him. Although Mbappe and Endrick joined this summer, Real Madrid's No.9 problem may not be solved smoothly.
Endrick's talent is indeed top-notch, otherwise he would not have been signed by Real Madrid for a transfer fee of more than 60 million euros, but the talented youngster, who is about to turn 18 on the European stage for the first time, will not be sure what his performance will be after joining Real Madrid. Moreover, the 18-year-old does not currently have the quality of a top-class centre-forward, and his potential needs more time to be realized, and at a club like Real Madrid, if he cannot keep up with the team's growth, he may even face the possibility of elimination.
The concerns about Endrick are not untargeted, this can actually refer to Roque who joined Barcelona, who is also known as the top center forward of Brazil's new generation, and is also a teenager who became famous, but Roque obviously did not quickly adapt to the rhythm of Europe after joining Barcelona, and even Barcelona's former coach Xavi once wanted to give up Roque. The same applies to Endrick, who is about to report at the Bernabeu, for whom the best option is to start his Real Madrid career as a substitute, too much pressure and exposure is not necessarily a good thing for the youngster.
Of course, in addition to Endrick, Real Madrid also has other options, that is, Mbappe, who also joined in the summer window. Although Mbappe also likes to move on the left side, but in the case of Vinicius, Mbappe may not be able to appear in the left winger position, and he also needs to compete with Vinicius, so there is a high probability that Mbappe will appear in the No. 9 position, which is also the position he has tried, although he is not satisfied, but Mbappe can indeed play in this position.
However, an unexpected incident may disrupt Real Madrid's plans, as he suffered a broken nose bone at the European Championship and has clearly not adapted to the central striker position, which will also worry Real Madrid. Of course, Mbappe's nasal fracture is not too serious an injury and can be recovered before the end of the offseason, and the most important thing is to consider Mbappe's fit in this position and his own ideas, if Mbappe is not willing to play as a center forward, then Ancelotti needs to have a headache tactical arrangement.