England got their World Cup campaign started with a bang, winning 6-2 against Iran in Qatar. Bukayo Saka won man of the match for his two goals but another player that caught the world's eye was Jude Bellingham.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder started alongside Declan Rice and Mason Mount in the centre of the park and played incredibly well. He scored England's opener after heading in a fantastic cross by Luke Shaw.
Bellingham offered Gareth Southgate's side a lot of momentum in the midfield, progressing the ball and played well beyond his years. And next summer it seems unlikely that his club will be able to keep a hold of him as his star skyrockets.
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Manchester United have been heavily linked with a move for Bellingham, but with every top club in Europe interested in the 19-year-old, it seems unlikely that they will be able to convince him to move to Old Trafford - and former United defender Rio Ferdinand seems to agree.
Ferdinand said on his podcast Vibe With Five: “I actually think put yourself in Jude Bellingham’s shoes now… (Manchester) City are going to be in for him, Real Madrid probably be in for him, they are all going to be, Barca, Bayern will be in for him.
"There’s too much work to be done at United, its whether he thinks ‘you know what I can be the catalyst to pull this club back to where it should be’.
“That’s the only way he goes if he says that in his own mind, ‘I can be that guy’, if he think he can be that guy then Man United’s the club for him, but I don’t see him taking that decision.”
Bellingham's focus will now be on trying to help England win their second World Cup and it is unlikely he will move in January but in the summer he will likely have a big decision to make on where his future lies. For United - they should hope if he's not up for moving to Old Trafford, he doesn't decide to choose one of their rivals.
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