‘It’s scary how good he is’ – Grealish lavishes praise on England starlet

Jack Grealish has claimed that “it is scary” how good Borussia Dortmund and England starlet Jude Bellingham is already.

The 18-year-old midfielder shone as England beat the Ivory Coast 3-0 on Tuesday night at Wembley.

Bellingham struck the post as he caused England’s opponents lots of problems.

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Grealish – the most expensive England player of all time following last summer’s £100million move from Aston Villa to Manchester City – is excited by the talent of his fellow Birmingham native.

“I haven’t actually (played with a teenager who is that good),” Grealish said. “It is scary how good he is at 18.

“He is just so mature. He is built like he is my age at 26. He has so much technical ability and he is mature for his age.

“I can tell you one thing, I was nowhere near as good at 18. I was at Notts County (on loan from Villa) and I was a scrawny little thing as well.

“You see talented 18 or 19-year-old kids but not many are that mature as he is on the pitch. He is so versatile and can play in many different positions on the pitch.

“He can be a six, eight or a 10. It was good to play with him and I think it was my first time playing with him. It is nice to play with a fellow Brummie.”

Bellingham was part of England’s squad for last summer’s European Championship and looks certain to travel to this year’s World Cup after shining on only his fourth international start – his 12th cap overall.

Goals from Ollie Watkins, captain Raheem Sterling and Tyrone Mings did the damage for Southgate’s men in a match which effectively ended as a contest following the 40th-minute dismissal of Ivorian captain Serge Aurier for a second yellow card.

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