The culés wanted to sign the English midfielder in his adolescence, but the experience of a good friend made it never happen.
In May 2023, photos from an old album surfaced. In its pages, printed in 2009, a young Jude Bellingham described his dream job: “Professional footballer for Barcelona and England.” Those comments, expressed
Bellingham signed for Real Madrid and has quickly established himself as one of the best players not only in La Liga, but also in Europe. They face Barça in their first Clásico on Saturday, a match that could prove crucial in the title race. It’s the perfect setting for a rising star to establish himself as one of the best players in the world.
But it turned out that the Barça fans clinging to old albums came closer to fulfilling their wishes than they had thought. Although a host of clubs pursued Bellingham during his teenage years (Manchester City and Liverpool were also major suitors), the Blaugrana had a real chance of signing him from Birmingham City before anyone outside England’s second city knew his name.
In 2019, Barça managed to get a meeting with Bellingham’s father, Mark, but he didn’t show up…
Source: Goal