Bellingham lets slip which current Real Madrid player told him to move to Spain
The English midfielder published a conversation on social media that revealed the conversation ahead of his Madrid move.
On December 10, 2022, France defeated England 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar—a tournament the French team ultimately lost to Argentina in the final.
After that match, French midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni casually asked Jude Bellingham: “Are you coming or what?”
Fast forward to this Monday, when Bellingham, now playing for Real Madrid, shared a photo on Instagram wishing Tchouaméni a happy birthday. The photo, taken after their World Cup clash, shows the two players chatting.
It was during this moment that the French midfielder, who had signed with Madrid earlier that year from Monaco, asked Bellingham if he would be joining him at the Spanish club. Bellingham, in his Instagram post, revealed this memorable exchange.
Just twelve days later, Spanish sports outlet AS USA reported that Bellingham, then still with Borussia Dortmund, would soon join the ranks of manager Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid squad.
Like Tchouaméni before him, Bellingham was convinced by the club’s ambitious project. The transfer was finalised in June 2023, marking the start of Bellingham’s glorious chapter in Madrid.
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Original article written by Isabel Guillén, translated with the assistance of AI and edited by Joe Brennan.
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