Jude Bellingham has admitted that he’s been surprised by the atmosphere in theReal Madriddressing room since joining the club.
BellinghamjoinedReal Madridthis summer for a ɾєρօɾτed £86m plus add-ons after an outstanding three-year spell in Germany withBorussia Dortmund.
The midfielder has enjoyed his first run outs as aReal Madridplayer in recent weeks, and bagged his first goal for the club in a2-0 winover Manchester United in Houston this week – dinking the ball brilliantly over new Red Devils goalkeeper Andre Onana to open the scoring.
After the game, Bellingham spoke openly with the media about his first impressions at the club and admitted he has been a little taken aback by life in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad.
“Everything has pleasantly surprised me,” he told ɾєρօɾτers.”The atmosphere in the dressing room is spectacular and I’m trying to learn from these enormous players every day.
“I was confident coming here because I knew how good the players are. I know the qualities I can bring and I feel like I have slotted in. The role I am playing is enjoyable. I just want to keep up the rhythm going into the season. It is the biggest club with the best players. The expectations are high as they should be.
“The standards that are set and the way everyone applies themselves in training, the mentality day in day out. I enjoy that.”
Bellinghamalso discussed his firstReal Madridgoal, admitting that he was relieved that the offside flag didn’t go up as expected when he darted in behind the Man Utd backline: “It did feel as though I went a little bit early.
“These days you have to play to the whistle because you never know. As I was running over, I saw the linesman and his flag stayed down so I just carried on with the celebration. If it is offside, so be it but it is still a goal.”
