Jude Bellingham unveils new number with Real Madrid

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Holding up the same No. 5 shirt once donned by Zinedine Zidane, Jude Bellingham completed his move to Real Madrid on Thursday after signing a six-year deal with Europe's most successful club.

Bellingham posed with his new shirt before Madrid’s packed trophy case after he passed a medical exam and signed the contract alongside club president Florentino Pérez.

Jude Bellingham talks during the press conference at Valdebebas training ground as Real Madrid unveil him as their new signing on June 15, 2023 in Madrid, Spain.  (Alvaro Medranda/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

"I have said in many interviews how much I admire Zinedine Zidane," Bellingham said about his new number after wearing 22 with his former clubs. "I am not trying to be the same as him, I am just trying to be Jude, but it is definitely a bit of a homage to how great he was."

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Despite reportedly being a transfer target for several top European clubs, including Manchester City and Manchester United, Bellingham opted to move to the Spanish club that has won the European Cup a record 14 times.

Pérez called Bellingham one of the "best players in the world" and underscored that while he had other clubs after him, "he is here because this is where he wanted to be."

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Madrid did not confirm the transfer fee, but Dortmund said in a statement to the stock exchange last week that it could reach more than 130 million euros ($139 million).

Jude Bellingham, new Real Madrid player, is unveiled at Valdebebas training ground on June 15, 2023 in Madrid, Spain.   (Pedro Castillo/Real