Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala are among the nine youngsters who played Bundesliga football in 2022/23 that have been shortlisted for the Golden Boy. Also on the 100-man shortlist are: Kevin Paredes (20, Wolfsburg) Luca Netz (20, Borussia Mönchengladbach), Arne Engels (19, Augsburg), Youssoufa Moukoko (18), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (18, both Borussia Dortmund), Mathys Tel (18, Bayern Munich) and Florian Wirtz (20, Bayer Leverkusen). Awarded annually, the Golden Boy recognises the best footballer under the age of 21 in one of Europe's top-flight leagues,

The Spanish giants will pay 103m euros (£88.5m) for the 19-year-old, in addition to various potential add-ons. If those add-ons are achieved, the deal could reach 133.9m euros (£115m). Bellingham, who started his career at Birmingham City, will be presented as a Real Madrid player at a ceremony on Thursday. "Thank you to everyone at BVB [Dortmund] and to the fans for everything over the past three years," Bellingham said. "It's been an honour to wear your jersey so many times, in big

For the second straight year, a Borussia Dortmund standout has earned the Bundesliga Player of the Season. This year, it was their brilliant midfielder Jude Bellingham. Despite, missing out on the Bundesliga title after drawing to Mainz 05 on the final matchday of the season, Bellingham had a tremendous season. The English midfielder contributed an outstanding 8 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga and an additional 4 goals in the Champions League. Bellingham has been simply brilliant from the midfield and the