Midfielder on choosing the Bundesliga club ahead of Manchester United, growing up quickly and what he owes his parents
Like most 17-year-olds, Jude Bellingham hasn’t mastered the art of cooking for himself just yet. “Not a chance mate,” exclaims the Borussia Dortmund midfielder in his broad Brummie accent. “I’m getting food from the club at the minute and my mum’s helping me out with all that kind of stuff. That’s something I need to learn …”
Bellingham may be a novice in the kitchen but his ability on the pitch has seen him become the youngest English player to start a
Champions League match after he turned down
Manchester United in the summer. His transfer for an initial £25m from Birmingham made the elegant Stourbridge-born midfielder the most expensive 17-year-old in history when he followed in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho by moving to the Bundesliga club.