From Birmingham to Borussia Dortmund, it has been an incredible couple of years for Jude Bellingham. Now the boy from Stourbridge is taking centre stage at the World Cup and even though it is increasingly difficult to remember the rangy midfielder is still a teenager, few are surprised he has already made an imprint in Qatar.
“I watched every game last year and it was an evolution, he would learn little things game by game and start to develop and get better,” says Gio Reyna, his best friend at Dortmund who has witnessed Bellingham’s development at close quarters, paying particular interest when sidelined through injury last season. “It is awesome to see. We have both had our struggles at times but to see him and the role he has taken in our team, it is great.”
