Erling Haaland has told Liverpool transfer target, Jude Bellingham, on his Instagram account ‘what a player’ he is after England were knocked out of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday.
Before a ball was kicked in the Middle East, the likes of Liverpool were probably lining the streets alongside your Manchester City’s in wanting to add Bellingham to their ranks.
But, a number of strong performances on football’s biggest stage at the age of 19, has seen the stock of the already-rated Borussia Dortmund star rise even further.
A certain Jack Grealish was the first and currently is the only £100 million footballer – and that from the West Midlands.
Well, it wouldn’t be a surprise if next month, or by the time of the summer transfer window, his fellow Brummie joins him on that list because the elite clubs across Europe are going to be fighting tooth and nail to secure his talents.
Nonetheless, when Bellingham reacted to England’s World Cup exit on social media, his former teammate Haaland in the comments section wrote ‘what a player’, whilst Harry Maguire added ‘Keep believing, my bro’ and Chelsea’s Reece James told him ‘Head up bro, we go again’.
PAINFUL ENDING FOR BELLINGHAM AND ENGLAND
Not since 1966 have England fans genuinely felt that they should win the World Cup.
Well, if they had seen past France on Saturday, then that’s the vibes that would have been going through the country, instead, it’s a painful and yet another early exit for the nation of a major tournament.
That penalty miss from Harry Kane will be replaying in the head of the Tottenham man again and again, but Bellingham’s actions straight after the Three Lions skipper ballooned his spot-kick over the bar is one that should be commended.
It’s why Bellingham has such strong, mature and soon-to-be England captain shoulders on his head.
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