About to turn 20, Jude Bellingham has just become the star signing of Real Madrid for next season for 103 million euros, becoming the second most expensive of the merengue club ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (94 million) and Gareth Bale (101 million). The first is Eden Hazard (115 million). The young man is already giving a lot to talk about because he is going to drive the fans of the new Bernabéu crazy.
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The athlete was born in the town of Stourbridge, located in the county of the West Midlands in England that in times of the Industrial Revolution was one of the main producers of glass manufacturing. He is the firstborn of Mark (46), a former sergeant of the secret police who was a crack of amateur football who scored more than 700 goals while active, and Denise (54), who works in a company in the human resources department. His brother Jobe (17) is also a footballer, specifically at Birmingham City,in the first great team of Jude in which he played in the 2019-2020 season.
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Jude started in the sport at the age of eight as his father instilled in him a healthy lifestyle. Reflecting on him he took small steps until Birmingham noticed him. That signing already put him in the spotlight. While ascending he studied at Hagley Primary School and later at the elite private school The Priory School in Edgbaston (Birmingham), founded in 1933 whose academic year cost 16,000 pounds. One of his teachers at the private school recalled that he was "genuine, very nice, extremely courteous and polite. He devoted himself body and soul to sports and studies. He worked hard in all areas and was very motivated."
British footballer Jude Bellingham defending the Borussia Dortmund shirt in 2023.AP
His great skills as a midfielder motivated his signing for Borussia Dortmund in 2020 until this week his contract for six seasons by Real Madrid became official. It has always surprised the simplicity of the player who last year confessed to his teammates that his mother was still making his bed since he had no idea how to fold the sheets. His father had already begun to work as an agent and was the architect so that his eldest son did not sign for Barça, Manchester City or Liverpool.
Jude Bellingham and his brother Jobe with their parents. Getty
In his brief career he already holds several records as the youngest footballer to play in a European Championship and the second youngest scorer of England in a World Cup (Qatar 2022). With an unusual maturity, Jude has commented that "you can have as much money or buy as many houses and cars as you want. But what motivates me is to generate memories."
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With a great physical attractiveness, friendly, 186 cm tall and 75 kg in weight, Jude is a candy for fans. However, his heart has been caught since last year, as he dates Asantewa Chitty (22), an influencer and model obsessed with having a perfect body and maintaining a strict diet. He feels genuine devotion to his mother because she is the one who has kept him grounded and has always been there when he needed him.
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According to the website Transfermarkt specialized in salaries and signings, Bellingham is the third most valuable player on the planet with 120 million euros, tied with Vinícius Júnior. In first place is Mbappé (180 million) and Haaland (170 million). Despite swimming in abundance does not neglect the most disadvantaged. It recently donated hundreds of signed T-shirts and has built a school for 275 children in Mombasa, Kenya.
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