Jude Bellingham is experiencing his first day as a Real Madrid player this Thursday.
The Englishman has passed the medical examination first thing in the morning and, later, will be presented as a white player. He has also revealed the number with which he will play this season. He will wear the number 5 on his back as Zidane did during his time at the club.
The English midfielder thanked Jesús Vallejo for giving him the number 5: “I want to thank Vallejo for giving me number 5. I have said many times how much I admire Zidane and for me the legacy of this number that inspires me is an honor “.
Bellingham, in any case, does not rule out a change of number in the future, given how special his relationship with number 22 has been throughout his career: ” My heart still feels number 22, but I am delighted to wear this number”.
22 was the number that had accompanied the former Borussia Dortmund player in recent years. It is the number that he wore in the German team and also the one he wears in the English team. However, this time he has not been able to get hold of him as he is occupied by Rüdiger , a player who likes the number 2 but who was also busy when he arrived last summer at the Whites, he reached double figures.
Finally, Bellingham has opted to wear the number 5 , the number with which he will play for Real Madrid. A number that reached a special dimension in the white team when Zidane wore it . At the time it was quite a surprise, nobody expected the French genius to wear that number. But then he gave her meaning and pride.
In recent times, Varane has carried it with honor and now it is the turn of Bellingham, a footballer who, without being of the same cut as Zidane, does have small glimpses of the legend when it comes to dribbling and transporting the ball.
