Opinion: Why Jude Bellingham’s best destination would be Real Madrid and not a Premier League transfer

Ultimately it doesn’t really matter what decision Jude Bellingham makes. This may seem like a strange thing to start an article with when you consider the headline of the article suggests there is a right decision. Ad But such is Bellingham’s obscene talent, it feels that no matter which club he decides to make his next step after Borussia Dortmund he will be a success and looks poised to be one of, if not the best, midfielders in the world for the next 10-15 years.

Ballon d'OrBallon d’Or predictions: No De Bruyne or Haaland in our top five – this year, anyway21 HOURS AGO Now, of course, things can change and go wrong very quickly when you are talking about a player at the start of his career, but Bellingham, like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, does feel truly special. Since joining Dortmund in 2020 Bellingham has already made 102 appearances for the club, 69 coming in the league and a further 21 in Europe. Last Saturday he became the youngest ever captain in the Bundesliga’s history and this Saturday he will lead out his team in Der Klassiker the monument clash against all-conquering Bayern Munich.

He should be a key cog of an England team that will look to get to the latter stages of the World Cup next month. And he won’t turn 20 until next June. Like Jadon Sancho and Haaland (as well as countless others) before him, Bellingham will not spend the rest of his career with Dortmund.