On Wednesday, Real Madrid announced that they had acquired English international Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on a six-year agreement. The transfer fee for the English player was above 100 million euros ($108 million at the current exchange rate).
Last week, the Spanish club Real Madrid and the German club Dortmund announced that they had struck a deal for the transfer of the 19-year-old player for 103 million euros plus up to 30 percent of that price in incentives.
Along with the youthful French combo Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni, the acquisition of Christian Bellingham is the latest step in Real Madrid’s ongoing revitalization of their midfield. This move is intended to facilitate the transition away from experienced players Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
“Our clubs signs one of the biggest talents in world football, a player who comes from Borussia Dortmund and arrives at Madrid after being chosen as the best player in the Bundesliga 2022-23 season,” Madrid said in a statement. “Our clubs signs one of the biggest talents in world football.”
“On top of that, he is only 19 years old, but he has already established himself as a starter for the England national team.”
At the World Cup in 2018, Gareth Southgate’s England team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual runners-up France, despite the fact that David Bellingham performed well for the Three Lions.
The midfielder, who will be 20 later in June, joined with Dortmund from Birmingham in 2020 for a transfer fee of 25 million euros. During his time with Dortmund, he appeared in 132 matches and won the German Cup in 2021.
Bellingham expressed his gratitude to everyone at BVB and to Dortmund’s supporters on the club website. “Thank you for everything over the past three years,” Bellingham said.
“It was a privilege to wear your shirt so often, at events both significant and unimportant. Even while I can’t wait to get to my next destination, I’ll never forget how much I enjoyed getting there on the way there. If you were born in Russia, you will always be a Russian.