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Nathan Ridley

Jude Bellingham "not a threat" as France star dismisses him ahead of World Cup clash

France star Dayot Upamecano doesn't believe that England sensation Jude Bellingham is a "threat" ahead of their World Cup quarter-final clash on Saturday.

The Bayern Munich centre-back instead identified Arsenal ace Bukayo Saka as one to watch and lauded Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, who once scored a hat-trick against him. But it's Bellingham who's stolen the show in Qatar, as his superb performances for the Three Lions have helped them reach the last eight in rather emphatic fashion, following last Sunday's 3-0 triumph over Senegal.

Upamecano has faced the 19-year-old midfielder on five occasions in his budding career and only lost once - a 4-1 German cup final defeat to Bellingham's Borussia Dortmund when he was still an RB Leipzig player. But ahead of their next and most seismic clash to date, the French defender has played down his Bundesliga rival's potential impact.

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