Why isn’t Jude Bellingham playing for Real Madrid against Las Palmas in LaLiga?
Jude Bellingham has made quite the start to his Real Madrid career , surpassing expectations since moving to the Spanish capital from Borussia Dortmund last summer. The England midfielder has been a key man as Los Blancos have stormed ahead of Barcelona in LaLiga, although Carlo Ancelotti has to make do without him for Saturday’s game away to Las Palmas . That Bellingham is one of the hottest young talents - and indeed talents of any age - in world soccer has been common knowledge for a number of years, yet Madrid would still not have expected the 20-year-old to make the impact he has done. Bellingham’s best goalscoring season of his career His previous season’s best for goals came in 2022-23 for Dortmund, when he netted eight times in the league and 14 in all com Pet itions. But the Englishman outdid Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring five goals in his first four LaLiga Game s for Los Merengues and he has continued to be a regular contributor in the final third, with 18 strikes in 26 appea...