‘Jude Bellingham walks into Real Madrid, Barcelona, anywhere’ – Owen Hargreaves and Rio Ferdinand
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Published 25/10/2022 at 19:25 GMT
Former Manchester United stars Owen Hargreaves and Rio Ferdinand are confident Jude Bellingham will “improve any team in the world”. Bellingham’s contract at Borussia Dortmund expires in 2025, but reports suggest he could be on the move next summer after being linked to Liverpool and Real Madrid. The teenager is currently rated as one of the best youngsters in football.
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Owen Hargreaves and Rio Ferdinand feel Jude Bellingham will “improve any team in the world”, including the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Bellingham is one of the most talented young players in football, becoming captain for Borussia Dortmund for the first time earlier this month at the age of 19.
He has played every minute of Dortmund’s Bundesliga and Champions League campaigns this season, scoring two goals in their 5-0 victory over Stuttgart on Saturday.
“The kid is amazing,” Hargreaves told BT Sport ahead of Dortmund’s group-stage clash with Manchester City in the Champions League.
“To be that mature for that age is frightening. What he’s been able to achieve is out of this world.
“He’s going to get too big for Dortmund, with all due respect to them. Any team would want him. The kid walks into Real Madrid, Barcelona, anywhere.”
Bellingham quickly became a Dortmund first-team regular when he joined from Birmingham City in 2020.
He is expected to be part of Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the World Cup in Qatar, which takes place from November 20 to December 18.
Ferdinand agreed with Hargreaves’ comments, praising his mentality.
“He would improve any team in the world,” said Ferdinand. “I think he’s that good.
“For young players that are aspiring to become footballers I think you’ve got to understand your attitude and maturity plays such a big part.
“At 19 years old, in Champions League football, how many people would go ‘Oh we’ll give him the armband’.
“There was a queue that would go out of the dressing room door before we would get it and you are talking about even the best of our generation - the Steven Gerrards, Frank Lampards, the Wayne Rooneys. They weren’t going to be captains in the Champions League at 19 years old.
“This kid, it’s like ‘We’ll give it to him’ and there’s no qualms about it, no questions, because mentally he is ready.”
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