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THE BIGGER PICTURE

Bellingham famously took Zidane’s No.5 shirt upon joining Madrid. He has lived up to its billing so far, leading La Liga in goals, and tallying 20 involvements in 22 appearances.

WHAT ZINEDINE ZIDANE SAID

The Madrid legend has expressed his admiration for Bellingham in the past: “He’s an unbelievable player who does incredible things. You could have imagined what he was going to do, but he’s surpassed all the statistics with what he’s doing.

“Don’t forget that he’s only 20 years old. He arrived at Real Madrid with a lot of desire, a lot of goals and he is setting the bar very high. He’s just showing everyone what he is and it’s great to see him like that. I’m a big fan of his and now we want him to win trophies with Real Madrid. It’s everything he wanted for himself.”

WHAT NEXT FOR BELLINGHAM?

The English midfielder is set to miss two weeks of action for Los Blancos after picking up a ban for swearing at referee Gil Marzano after his team’s 2-2 draw with Valencia last week. Madrid have appealed the decision.