Jude Bellingham has essentially ruled out heading to the Premier League in the near future, as he expects to spend at least 10 years at Real Madrid.
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Bellingham off to flying startHas 10 goals from as many matchesCould be in Spain for 15 yearsWHAT HAPPENED?
The midfielder is off to a staggering start since his transfer to Madrid from Borussia Dortmund, scoring 10 goals in as many games in all competitions. He has transferred that form to the national team, too, having won a penalty before registering an assist as England beat Italy 2-1 to qualify for Euro 2024.
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Bellingham has earned praise from team-mates, rivals and former players on his way to establishing himself as one of the world's best players. The 20-year-old picked Madrid over the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool and it seems his Premier League suitors will have to wait a long time before they will have a chance of convincing him to leave the Spanish capital.
WHAT THEY SAID
"I am loving football at the minute. My management at club and country are giving me freedom to play it how I see it," he told . "Since the last few months I have been really working on my timing getting into the box and as I am arriving I am arriving with a big hunger.
"With the big transfer the fact is I have to deliver, whether it is a goal or assist or a match-winning performance. This is the club I want to be at for the next 10 to 15 years of my life. I am loving it there. Carlo [Ancelotti] basically said this position is where he sees me."
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The England star will likely be in action again on Saturday when Madrid face Sevilla in La Liga.