Real Madrid are monitoring Sunderland star Jobe Bellingham as they look to strengthen Los Blancos’ squad for the future and see him as the ideal long-term successor to Luka Modric

A new report from Defensa Central says that Real Madrid is keeping an eye on Sunderland’s young star player Jobe Bellingham. Real Madrid is reportedly keeping an eye on the English star’s progress in case they decide to make a move in the future.

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How Fast Bellingham Grew at Sunderland

Bellingham decided to join Sunderland last summer, even though he used to play for Birmingham City. The 18-year-old has done well for his current team this season. In 17 games, he has scored three goals and set up one more.

The Stourbridge star has been good in both halves, as shown by the fact that in the EFL Championship, he makes 1.2 tackles, 0.6 saves, 1.4 clearances, 1.4 shots, 0.8 key passes, and 0.6 dribbles every 90 minutes. In the second level of English football, 85.3% of the passes he made were successful (stats from who scored). This shows how well he has done when playing the ball in the other team’s half.

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Bellingham enjoys playing football for Sunderland, but if Real Madrid makes him an offer, he might want to move on next year. At 18, he is still pretty raw, and he would need more time to show what he can do at the highest level.

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Are there good things in the future for Bellingham?

Bellingham is good at catching the ball and turning it over a few times to help his team. When the danger comes up, he’s not afraid to get rid of it, and he can only hit the ball from a long way away.

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The English star has a good view of the pitch and can create good chances for his forward partners. He can also make quick runs with the ball in the other team’s half. He is sometimes asked to play as a box-to-box player instead of an attacking midfielder.

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We can be sure that Bellingham will improve and strengthen Real Madrid’s game-day team. He is very good because he can play with the first team at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Because of this, Real Madrid should work hard to get Bellingham soon. He is a player to keep an eye on in the future. Besides that, he would be a great long-term takeover for Luka Modric at Real Madrid.