Although the specific fee was not made public, according to the Daily Mail, Real Madrid had to pay 88.5 million pounds (103 million euros) to Dortmund to own Jude Bellingham. This amount will increase to 113.5 million pounds (132 million euros) if Jude Bellingham "shine" at Real Madrid. At the age of 19, Jude Bellingham became the 3rd most expensive contract in the history of Real Madrid after Eden Hazard (115 million euros) and Gareth Bale (101 million euros).

Jude Bellingham becomes Real Madrid's expensive new recruit. Photo: Daily Mail

Real Madrid released an official statement on the deal: "Real Madrid CF and Borussia Dortmund have agreed on the transfer of the player Jude Bellingham, who will wear the shirt of our club for the next six seasons. On June 15, at 12 noon in Real Madrid, the presentation ceremony of Jude Bellingham will take place."

After the transfer was confirmed, Bellingham was quickly welcomed to the club by star Vinicius Jr, who tweeted: “Welcome to the best team in the world, @BellinghamJude.”

At 19, Jude Bellingham is considered a complete midfielder. He moved to Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham in 2020 when he was just 16 years old, so he has become accustomed to life abroad. It is known that Man City and Chelsea pursued Jude Bellingham but failed.

Jude Bellingham is one of the brightest young talents in the world. The Englishman has made 132 appearances in the past three seasons, scoring 24 goals. This season, Jude Bellingham has been a regular captain and helped Dortmund challenge Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title. Jude Bellingham's transfer will also bring a windfall to his former club Birmingham City, who will receive 15% of the deal when Jude Bellingham leaves Dortmund.

Jude Bellingham is Real Madrid's second signing of the 2023 summer transfer window. Previously, Los Blancos activated the buy-back clause of left-back Fran Garcia from Rayo Vallecano for a fee of 5 million euros. In addition, they also welcomed the return of midfielder Brahim Diaz after a loan spell at AC Milan.

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