

Updated On: 15 June, 2023 05:02 PM IST | Madrid | mid-day online correspondent
Despite reportedly being a transfer target for several top European clubs, including Manchester City and Manchester United, Jude Bellingham opted to move to the Spanish club that has won the European Cup a record 14 times

Jude Bellingham (Pic: AFP)
Youngster Jude Bellingham has a lot to live up to in his new stint with Real Madrid after being handed the iconic No. 5 shirt once donned by Zinedine Zidane. Bellingham, who signed a six-year deal with Europe`s most successful club, posed with his new shirt before Madrid`s packed trophy case after he passed his medical exam and signed the contract alongside club president Florentino Pérez.
Following his presentation, Bellingham finished a brief speech where he thanked his family and former teams with Madrid`s battle cry: `Hala Madrid!`