International friendly: Wales vs England
Venue: London's Wembley, London Date: October 9th Kick-off: 19:45 BST
The Wales head coach says England's player pool is remarkable that a boxing promoter wouldn't match them with his Wales side.
Bellamy's men face their neighbors in a non-competitive match at the national stadium on Thursday before their crucial World Cup qualifier against Belgium next Monday.
National team coach Thomas Tuchel has left the such as Jude Bellingham, Foden and Grealish from his selection for the Wales friendly and their qualifying game against Latvia.
"The English have a incredible squad, similar to France," Bellamy remarked.
"They have a market valuation of £1.4bn, ours is £170m. Were you a fight promoter, you wouldn't match us up. That wouldn't be permitted."
Bellamy explains ensuring the Welsh team can face the talented rivals is a "driving force".
The Wales head coach added: "Our team do not rely on market prices, but the simple fact is they have more than one team. They possess two, three, four and the French and others are similarly stacked. They have loads of top talents and that's the honest truth."
"A defender went out with injury the recently and there are 24 more to choose from! They have over sixty players. I'd love us to be well-equipped like them."
The neighbouring countries most recently met at the 2022 tournament in the Middle East, when the English ran out easy victors in a group match before the previous England team made it to the quarter-finals.
Southgate's successor is Thomas Tuchel, a Champions League and Fifa Club World Cup champion at the London club who has claimed league championships in Ligue 1 and his native Germany.
The Welsh boss was formerly an coach at the Belgian side and the English club to Vincent Kompany, who succeeded Tuchel at the German giants.
"Tuchel's an incredible manager - his record is proven," he added.
"I have a degree of understanding because the club he left I am familiar with people who have joined. I gain a glimpse from that of how he works and it's very impressive. "
"His tactical detail is top level and I aimed to be up against such a challenge - observe how we adjust because he adapts too. I can learn from that. I'd love to get to such heights."
Goalkeepers: Darlow (Leeds United), Adam Davies (Sheffield Utd), King (Everton).
Backline: Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Dasilva (Coventry City), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City), Lawlor (Cardiff City), Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Rodon (Leeds), Williams (Forest).
Midfield: Ampadu (Leeds United), David Brooks (the Cherries), J. James (Leicester - loaned by Rennes), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Sorba Thomas (Stoke), Harry Wilson (Fulham), Joel Colwill (Cardiff City), Rubin Colwill (Cardiff).
Forwards: Nathan Broadhead (the Red Dragons), Cullen (Swansea), Mark Harris (Oxford), Lewis Koumas (Birmingham - on loan from Liverpool), Brennan Johnson (Spurs), Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), I. Davies (Cardiff).
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