Rio Ferdinand claims Jude Bellingham will win ‘two or three Ballon d’Ors’ before retiring

Jude Bellingham is leading Real Madrid's midfield at just 20.

Rio Ferdinand claims Jude Bellingham will win ‘two or three Ballon d’Ors’ before retiring

Jude Bellingham and Rio Ferdinand (via Caught Offside)

Rio Ferdinand has come out with high praise for Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham. He believes that the youngster is capable of winning the Ballon d’Or if he continues on this trajectory.

Jude Bellingham signed for Real Madrid for a fee of £114m, with add-ons. While fans were already familiar with the talent, there was still a tinge of doubt as to whether Jude would be able to break into this Madrid midfield. But, the Boy from Brum has cleared all the doubts, if any, with his 5 goals in 4 games. Real Madrid fans are only now realizing how big of a talent the player is and what a gem they have on their hands.

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Rio Ferdinand has come with high praises for the player since his transfer. He is but one of the many people online who is in awe of the boy. “Bellingham can go on and win Ballon d’Ors. I’ll be very surprised if this kid doesn’t finish his career with at least one,” he stated. “Maybe two or three Ballon d’Ors, because I think he’s that good.” Rio Ferdinand could not stop singing his praises. It comes as no surprise. Jude has taken the football world by storm like his former compatriot Erling Haaland did when he got his big-money transfer.

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Real Madrid currently sits on top of the La Liga with 4 wins out of 4. While Bellingham sits at number one for goals scored with five, two more than 2nd place Alvaro Morata.

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Jude Bellingham’s meteoric rise to stardom

Since the start of his career, Jude Bellingham has always been a name to keep an eye on. He made his debut for Birmingham City at the age of 16, the youngest in the club’s history. It was then that clubs already began eyeing the player. After this, he chose Borussia Dortmund as his next destination. Despite having spent only a year in the senior team, Birmingham City decided to retire the young kid’s kit number. 22.

Jude Bellingham won Player of the Season at 19 years of age.
Jude Bellingham won Player of the Season at 19 years of age. (Source: via SkySports)

Later, the player won the DFB Pokal in his first season in Germany. He made over 46 appearances for the club in his debut season already becoming an integral player of the team. Jude in his final season at the club came close to winning the Bundesliga if not for a poor final game against Mainz, a game Jude was ruled out of due to injury. He left the club as the best player in the league that season winning Player of the Season at just 19.

Now at the biggest club in the world, the stage is set for the young Englishman to write his name in football history.

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