Number 5 in the back, elegant player with the ball, Jude Bellingham has done well since his arrival at Real Madrid to imitate his idol, Zinedine Zidane. Author of 16 goals in all competitions in the Merengue jersey, the young Englishman is already shining and does not intend to stop there. His goal is to mark the history of the Madrid club, like “Zizou” before him. “Zidane was one of the best midfielders of all time. I look at compilations of him: he’s someone I admire a lot, and I follow in his footsteps by wearing his number, declared the former Dortmund player, interviewed by Téléfoot this Sunday. My favorite Zidane goal? The one against Leverkusen, in the Champions League final.”
New star of world football, Bellingham (20 years old) received the Golden Boy 2023 as well as the Kopa Trophy reserved for the best young person of the year during the Ballon d’Or ceremony. A first major achievement for the player, who has become a goal machine at Real.
“The last years I was frustrated: I finished on the Golden Boy podium twice! It wasn’t enough, I tried to push the limits: I had to be first, he said. Last year I scored 14 goals. I’ve already broken this record this season: it’s not natural for me to score so much, and I take a lot of responsibility. When I’m free, I’m dangerous.”
The England international, who challenges Villarreal this Sunday (9 p.m.) in front of his home crowd at the Santiago Bernabéu, hopes to continue his crazy momentum. In any case, he can count on the support of his model. “Bellingham is an important player, a player with a future, a player ready for Real Madrid! I hope he will have a good career,” said Zidane, also at Téléfoot. The master knights the student.
