The 20-year-old has starred as a False 9 in La Liga but Harry Kane's presence means Gareth Southgate will have to find a different position for him
There is a deep absurdity to all of this that must be kept at the front of our minds. Not only must we remind ourselves of Bellingham’s age but how hard his route has been.
Bellingham is also a unique England footballer. The country has possessed prodigious, fiercely bright young talents before and most of them have ended up abroad, either sooner or later: Lineker, Gascoigne, Beckham, Owen, Gerrard, Rooney. That adds a frisson of complication to Bellingham’s England career, because if you’re after an environment to offer a slap of reality to any fairy tale then being part of a team everybody routinely moans about will provide it. It has been easier to witness Bellingham’s majesty at arm’s length. Playing for England brings with it a duty to be overanalysed that inevitably chips away at the innocence of our enjoyment.
The instant returns have offered tactical validation. Bellingham has almost a quarter of his career league goals in 351 Madrid minutes. You get where this is going: “For god’s sake, Gareth, let him just play!”
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