A major surprise may await you when you open a pack of Topps UEFA Club Competitions 2023–2024.

An amazing one-of-a-kind Jude Bellingham inscription autograph trading card will be placed within one lucky piece of foil.

The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder also made it a point to honor his heritage and make it even more memorable.

Bellingham wrote “Just a Boy from Birmingham” in blue on the coveted card, apparently as a reference to his boyhood team.

“From where I’m from, not many people get the opportunity to come and play for Real Madrid, you know?” he stated in an interview with Topps.

It’s likely that I was among the first Brummies to play in La Liga, much less Real Madrid.

“I’m incredibly proud of my hometown of Birmingham and the people who have raised me there.

“I feel like I’m still a normal kid, just living the dream really.”

The lucky owner who pulls the card will receive a substantial amount of money, and the card is now poised to generate a lot of excitement in the community.

“Bellingham’s one-of-a-kind autograph market is extremely healthy and shows no signs of slowing down with his performances at Real Madrid,” remarked Jason Flynn, host of the Soccer Cards United Podcast, in response to the news. At auction, this card might get up to $10,000 [£8,000].

Given Jude’s celebrity status, youth, and the number of affluent collectors already interested in him, it’s easy to picture this card garnering a lot of demand. However, inscription autographs are new to the soccer card market, and collectors are still figuring out where they stand in the hierarchy.

It’s extremely uncommon to find a player with a fourth-year card that would spark as much interest as this one, as the majority of the greatest cards available are rookie cards.

“That is what we hope to see in the future; cards from a player’s career that excite collectors and give us a sense of the chase are what we want to see; ‘just a boy from Birmingham’ has definitely done that.”

It’s time to start tearing packs!