Stourbridge born Jude Bellingham became one of the most expensive English footballers in history after his move to Real Madrid.
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He has starred in the World Cup for England, and Real Madrid made the teenager one of the most expensive English players in history.
The deal was reportedly worth £88.5m, making Bellingham the second most expensive English player in history at the time.
However, with add ons, the fee for Bellingham could rise to £115m. The midfielder penned a six-year deal at Madrid.
His arrival at the Spanish giants was a long way from where it all began for the midfielder, who started his footballing journey as a junior at Stourbridge.
As an eight-year old he was picked up by Blues, played for their under 18s at 14 and then a year later was turning out for the club's under 23s, before going on to hit the headlines and make record breaking moves.
Following the announcement his move to Madrid had been confirmed, the Glassboys paid tribute to the young star and tweeted a picture of the teenager, and said: "From the War Memorial Ground to the Bernabeu. Good luck @BellinghamJude."
Bellingham played 132 times for the German side following his move from Blues, and Dortmund also took to social media to post a video of Bellingham with the tagline, 'Amazing player. Amazing memories'.
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