Even as a teenager it was clear to former Birmingham City boss, Pep Clotet, just how good Jude Bellingham could be. Clotet managed Bellingham when he was 16 and made that gangly kid the Blues’ youngest ever player back in 2019. And as he told the Athletic earlier this year, there really is no knowing just how good Bellingham can be.. That’s welcome news to Real Madrid who, on Wednesday, made Bellingham their latest star signing. The 19-year-old was confirmed as a Blancos player this afternoon, with president Florentino Pérez shelling out a remarkable €103m with the potential for 30 per cent more in add-ons. For a teenager with only four seasons of senior football under his belt, that’s a big gamble from a Madrid side that – despite their rices – are spending the GDP of a small nation to revamp the Santiago Bernabéu. In those four seasons of senior football however, we’ve seen the blossoming of one of Europe’s best midfielders. According to Fabrizio Romano, PSG are ready to sell Kylian Mbappe this summer amid strong links to Real Madrid. The journalist further adds that a move to the Santiago Bernabeu remains the 24-year-old’s dream and that he has already apologised to Florentino Perez over snubbing the club last year. Real Madrid were close to signing Mbappe last summer, but the forward performed a last-minute U-turn to renew his contract with PSG. The move left the Merengues red-faced as they had made preparations to bring the French international to the club. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/topfc-footballtonight/message