Bellingham could hardly have made a better start at Real Madrid – but even one of the world's best players has certain weaknesses
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Jude Bellingham has emphatically endeared himself to Real Madrid fans with a blistering start to life at the Bernabeu – but he wishes he was more like someone who starred for Real's arch-rivals, Barcelona.
The England midfielder has been in truly sensational form since joining Los Blancos from Borussia Dortmund in a €103m dealthis summer, banging in 10 goals in his first 10 appearances – including a competition-high eight strikes in La Liga.
Never one to get complacent, though, Bellingham has identified an area of his game in which he'd love to be better.
Bellingham has scored in both of Real's Champions League games this season (Image credit: Getty Images)
"I really like seeing players like Ousmane Dembele and other players who can take corners from both sides and things like that," Bellingham revealed.
Dembele left Barca for PSG during the last transfer window, completing a €50.4mmove to the French champions.
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Bellingham found the net for the third game in succession with a brace as Real won 4-0 at home to Osasuna on Saturday.
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The 20-year-old already has two braces to his name for the 14-time European champions and has failed to score in just one of his 10 outings so far.
He was also on target in England's 3-1 friendly victory away to Scotland last month, and he'll be hoping to add to this Three Lions goals tally in the upcoming clashes with Australia and Italy.
Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
