BVB farewell and presentation at Real: The emotional days of Jude Bellingham

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A number of top European clubs competed for the services of Jude Bellingham. In the end it was Real Madrid, the royals transferred around 103 million euros to Dortmund for the 19-year-old and signed him until 2029.

Bellingham was officially presented as a player in Madrid on Thursday afternoon. After a word of welcome from Real president Florentino Perez, the midfielder stands in front of media representatives and looks visibly moved. ‘Thank you all for coming. This is the proudest day of my life, this is the greatest club in the history of football.”

Homage to Zidane

As for jersey number selection, the footsteps couldn’t get any bigger. In Madrid he will wear the 5, as a certain Zinedine Zidane once did. “I have said in many interviews how much I appreciate Zidane. I will not try to be like him, I want to be Jewish. But it is a small tribute to Zidane.”

Bellingham said goodbye to Dortmund on Wednesday with emotional words. “Borussia Dortmund has been the best part of my life for the past three years. I came as a 17-year-old boy and I’m leaving as a man. I can’t thank this club enough for everything they’ve done for me. The chances, the experiences, the ups and even the downs,” he wrote on his Instagram account. He also made a video with the best scenes from his time at BVB.

He will always hold BVB in his heart and will never forget the influence the club had on his life, the youngster continued. “Once a Borusse, always a Borusse”.

Bellingham moved from Birmingham youth club to Ruhrpott in 2020. Since then he has played 132 games for Dortmund, scoring 24 goals and providing 25 assists. He also won the DFB Cup in 2021 and was named the best player in the Bundesliga in the 2022/23 season. In Madrid he now enters the big stage of world football. (byl)

Source : Blick