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- A Real Madrid legend, to whom he has been compared, called him ‘incredible’
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Jude Bellingham is highly regarded as an ‘incredible player’ by one of Real Madrid’s greats.
The 20-year-old has set the history books on fire since his £113million summer move from Borussia Dortmund.
He scored fourteen goals in his first fifteen games in Madrid, surpassing the previous record of thirteen goals set by Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stefano and Pruden Sánchez.
He also scored 20 goals for Real Madrid in 29 games, which is 126 appearances faster than compatriot David Beckham, and look how highly he is thought of.
Zinedine Zidane is delighted – but not surprised – by the Englishman’s sparkling form in the Spanish capital.
“He’s an incredible player who does incredible things,” Zidane said Adidas via Mundo Deportivo.
Jude Bellingham, 20, is praised as an ‘incredible player’ by Zinedine Zidane
Madrid legend Zidane claimed Bellingham is doing ‘incredible things’ and backed him to achieve greater success
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“You could have imagined what he was going to do, but he has exceeded all statistics with what he does.
‘Don’t forget, he’s only twenty years old. He came to Real Madrid with a lot of desire, a lot of goals and he sets the bar very high.
He just shows everyone what he is and it’s great to see him like that.
‘I’m a big fan of his and now we want him to win trophies with Real Madrid. It’s everything he wanted for himself.
Although Zidane claims not to be surprised by Bellingham’s red-hot form, he is changing the game in a way unlike anything he’s ever seen before.
At Borussia Dortmund he played a much deeper role and was generally not a blistering goalscorer, although he did score fourteen goals in his last season there.
Deployed as number 10 by Carlo Ancelotti, he has already scored twenty goals and recorded eight assists.
Even from his debut against Athletic Bilbao, in which he scored, he drew comparisons to Zidane for his swagger and guile.
Zidane, currently out of work as a manager, led Real Madrid to three Champions League and two LaLiga titles in the dugout.
Bellingham scored fourteen goals in his first fifteen games in Madrid, breaking the old record of thirteen goals
His record at the club as a player included one LaLiga crown and a Champions League gong, as well as a legendary winner in the 2002 final.
Bellingham is hoping for even more than that and has already scored more in one season than Zidane has ever done for Los Blancos.