Bellingham continues fairytale start at Real Madrid as he scores a late winner
Jude Bellingham continued his fairytale start to life at Real Madrid by scoring a 95th-minute winner as the Spanish giants beat Getafe 2-1 at the Bernabeu.
Bellingham pounced in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Carlo Ancelotti’s men surged further clear at the top of La Liga.
The 20-year-old Real superstar has now scored in each of the four games he has played since his dream £88million switch from Borussia Dortmund.
Bellingham’s blistering start to life in Spain will also be music to the ears of England boss Gareth Southgate going into next weekend’s Euro 2024 showdown with Ukraine in Poland followed by a friendly against Scotland in Glasgow.
And just as pleasing for Southgate will be that skipper Harry Kane has finally got his move to Bayern Munich sorted, a year out from the Euros.
Southgate believes a new culture and country could yield small improvements in Kane, already England and Tottenham’s greatest goalscorer.
There is also the psychological value of winning a first career trophy, a much greater possibility at Bayern than Spurs, which would free Kane from a burden and might spur him to end England’s 58-year wait for a senior men’s tournament win.
Southgate, who cites not playing abroad as a regret in his career, said: ‘From a selfish England perspective it’s good his future’s settled now. Potentially that can be a distraction for players. But also it’s good for him he’s got to go and perform at a new club now. He’s been at one club for so long.
‘To have a change means you’ve got to impress new team-mates, new staff, new fans, and also there’s the life experience of having the breadth of adjusting to a new country. There’s a lot of positives there.
‘I’m sure for his own belief [winning a trophy] would be brilliant.
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