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Borussia Dortmund announced on 7 June that a fee had been agreed with Real Madrid
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Real Madrid have completed the signing of England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on a six-year deal.<\/p>\n

The Spanish giants will pay 103m euros (\u00a388.5m) for the 19-year-old, in addition to various potential add-ons.<\/p>\n

If those add-ons are achieved, the deal could reach 133.9m euros (\u00a3115m).<\/p>\n

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Bellingham, who started his career at Birmingham City, will be presented as a Real Madrid player at a ceremony on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to everyone at BVB [Dortmund] and to the fans for everything over the past three years,\u201d Bellingham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an honour to wear your jersey so many times, in big and small moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though I look forward to my next destination, I will never forget the journey there. Once a Borusse, always a Borusse. All the best for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of England\u2019s top performers at last year\u2019s World Cup, Bellingham was named the Bundesliga\u2019s player of the season as Dortmund missed out on a first league title in 11 years on the final day.<\/p>\n

The initial fee means he becomes the second-most expensive English footballer after Jack Grealish, for whom Manchester City paid Aston Villa \u00a3100m in 2021.<\/p>\n

Bellingham is also Real Madrid\u2019s second-most expensive signing, after Eden Hazard\u2019s 115m euro move from Chelsea in 2019, and the third-most expensive teenager in history.<\/p>\n

Paris St-Germain paid Monaco 180m euros for France forward Mbappe in 2018, while it cost Atletico Madrid 126m euros to sign Joao Felix from Benfica in 2019.<\/p>\n

Bellingham excelled at Dortmund where, in October last year, he made history by becoming the club\u2019s youngest captain aged 19.<\/p>\n

He played 42 times for his club in 2022-23 \u2013 scoring 14 goals and registering seven assists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank Jude for three years of passion for Borussia Dortmund. It was a fantastic time together,\u201d Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would also like to thank Real Madrid for the always fair and constructive discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u00a325m Dortmund paid Birmingham in 2020 made Bellingham the most expensive 17-year-old in the history of football.<\/p>\n

Following that deal, the Championship side were mocked by some for retiring the teenager\u2019s shirt number despite him only playing one full season of professional football.<\/p>\n

Bellingham has been included in Gareth Southgate\u2019s latest England squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia, but will not feature in the games.<\/p>\n

The player will instead continue his rehabilitation in the England set-up as he recovers from the injury that kept him out of Dortmund\u2019s final game of the season.<\/p>\n

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Most expensive English footballers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Player<\/td>\nTransfer<\/td>\nYear<\/td>\nFee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jack Grealish<\/td>\nAston Villa to Manchester City<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\n\u00a3100m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jude Bellingham<\/td>\nBorussia Dortmund to Real Madrid<\/td>\n2023<\/td>\n\u00a388.5m (rising to \u00a3115m plus add-ons)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harry Maguire<\/td>\nLeicester to Manchester United<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\n\u00a380m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jadon Sancho<\/td>\nBorussia Dortmund to Manchester United<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\n\u00a373m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raheem Sterling<\/td>\nManchester City to Chelsea<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\n\u00a350m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/td>\nCrystal Palace to Manchester United<\/td>\n2019<\/td>\n\u00a350m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben White<\/td>\nBrighton to Arsenal<\/td>\n2021<\/td>\n\u00a350m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raheem Sterling<\/td>\nLiverpool to Manchester City<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\n\u00a349m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Stones<\/td>\nEverton to Manchester City<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\n\u00a347.5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyle Walker<\/td>\nTottenham to Manchester City<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\n\u00a345m (rising to \u00a350m plus add-ons)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Chilwell<\/td>\nLeicester to Chelsea<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\n\u00a345m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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