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!'