Jude Bellingham says his 'heart was close to stopping' when he found out about Real Madrid interest

England midfielder Jude Bellingham said helium had "goosebumps" and his "heart was adjacent to stopping" erstwhile helium was told Real Madrid wanted to motion him.

The interest could scope 133.9m euros (£115m) with add-ons.

"I'd ever been alert of the involvement from England truthful that was beauteous normal," said Bellingham astatine his presumption arsenic a Real Madrid player.

"It was a spot of a astonishment erstwhile my dada sat maine down and said: 'You've had a spot of involvement from Real Madrid.'

"I deliberation that was possibly astir 12-15 months ago. When helium said that I had goosebumps, my bosom was adjacent to stopping. It's thing you don't expect increasing up - being capable to play for a squad similar this."

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Dortmund made Bellingham the astir costly 17-year-old successful shot erstwhile they signed him for £25m successful 2020 and helium enhanced his estimation with his performances for the German club.

He became Dortmund's youngest skipper astatine 19 and was named the Bundesliga's subordinate of the play for the past campaign.

Bellingham had been linked with Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United earlier choosing to determination to Real Madrid.

At his presentation, helium called it the "proudest time of my life" successful joining "the top shot nine successful the past of the game".

He added: "Money is not a happening for me. I don't deliberation astir wealth astatine each erstwhile I marque these benignant of decisions. I ne'er person and volition - I play the crippled purely retired of love.

"I spoke to the radical erstwhile I was fixed support by Borussia Dortmund. I loved the feeling I got from the club. I couldn't fell it.

"I told them much oregon little consecutive distant what I felt astir the nine and, aft I made my decision, I wanted it to hap precise quickly.

"It wasn't a lawsuit of different teams are atrocious oregon they weren't bully but, for me, Madrid is the greatest."

Bellingham volition deterioration the fig 5 garment which was worn by erstwhile Real Madrid attacking midfielder Zinedine Zidane

Last season, Real Madrid failed to triumph the Champions League - going retired successful the semi-finals - oregon La Liga, with rivals Barcelona taking the Spanish title.

Bellingham said: "A nine similar Madrid and its fans and the radical who enactment for the nine merit to person trophies each year. This twelvemonth they didn't negociate to get La Liga and the Champions League.

"That is the modular I privation to assistance the nine reach, wherever they tin vie for these honours precise intimately each year.

"Manchester City had a large season, but it conscionable gives america much occurrence to spell for it adjacent year."

'It's conscionable truthful breathtaking and an accidental I couldn't crook down'

Bellingham is the sixth English men's subordinate to motion for Real Madrid aft Laurie Cunningham, Steve McManaman, David Beckham, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Owen.

His presumption began with a showreel of immoderate of his champion moments astatine Birmingham and Borussia Dortmund arsenic good arsenic with the England nationalist team.

Bellingham watched connected with his parents and member earlier a code by Real president Florentino Perez, who called it an "exciting" time for the La Liga nine arsenic "one of the champion players successful the world" had joined them.

"I've not conscionable travel present due to the fact that of the size of the club. Obviously, it is immense but erstwhile the guys pitched the imaginativeness of the team, I was wholly progressive and each in," said Bellingham.

"It's not conscionable 'we're Real Madrid, we privation you to travel and articulation for us'. That is capable for me, to beryllium honest, but past the ideas they had were truthful good, it's conscionable truthful breathtaking and an accidental I couldn't crook down."

Asked astir erstwhile helium had decided to take Real, helium added: "I had the gathering wherever they came to my location and I was sold.

"I was astatine the [Champions League] last successful 2022 erstwhile they bushed Liverpool. That was different immense factor. There were a load of things that spell into making a determination to articulation this club."

What astir the unit of the fee?

Bellingham could go the astir costly English subordinate if his interest surpasses the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for attacking midfielder Jack Grealish successful 2021.

Real Madrid person besides made him their second-most costly signing, aft Eden Hazard's 115m euro determination from Chelsea successful 2019, and helium is the third-most costly teen successful history.

"It's not thing I'm acrophobic about. I'm ne'er truly funny successful knowing what it [the fee] is exactly," said Bellingham.

"For me, it doesn't substance however overmuch I person travel present for - the nonsubjective is the same, to triumph trophies and assistance Real Madrid proceed to beryllium the biggest squad successful the world.

"I'm a footballer and not a lawyer oregon an accountant and my occupation is to instrumentality attraction of concern retired connected the pitch."

What astir Kane oregon Mbappe joining him astatine Real?

Real Madrid are believed to privation Tottenham striker Harry Kane, Bellingham's England colleague, arsenic they look to regenerate Karim Benzema, who has agreed to articulation Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad.

"As acold arsenic the Harry Kane rumours, I can't remark connected that," said Bellingham.

"He's a world-class player, he's my skipper for the nationalist team. I emotion him arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a person. Whatever happens determination happens but it is not truly for maine to remark about."

France striker Kylian Mbappe has besides been linked with Real aft helium said helium would not widen his woody with Paris St-Germain beyond the summertime of 2024.

"They are some unbelievable players and the champion successful the satellite astatine their positions," Bellingham added.

"But I can't truly comment. I don't cognize his situation.

"I person seen immoderate of the sum connected the net and connected Twitter. If there's thing that my full saga has taught maine it is not everything that you spot is true. Don't instrumentality things connection for word.

"Would I similar to play with a subordinate similar Kylian Mbappe? Who wouldn't?"

Is helium the adjacent Zidane?

Zidane scored a memorable volleyed victor for Real Madrid successful the 2002 Champions League last against Bayer Leverkusen

Bellingham volition deterioration the fig 5 astatine his caller club, with the garment fig having antecedently been adorned by France and Real Madrid fable Zinedine Zidane.

Zidane, who won the World Cup with his state successful 1998, played for Real from 2001 to 2006 and scored a stunning extremity erstwhile helium helped them win the Champions League successful 2002.

"I person said successful galore interviews however overmuch I respect Zinedene Zidane," said Bellingham.

"The bequest wrong the nine and this number. I americium not trying to beryllium the aforesaid arsenic him, I americium conscionable trying to beryllium Jude, but it is decidedly a spot of a homage to however large helium was.

"As acold arsenic [my erstwhile number] 22 is concerned, it is simply a fig I person worn and is simply a fig that has a batch of meaning to me. In my heart, I americium inactive a 22 but conscionable wearing 5 connected the back.

"We volition spot what happens successful the future, but, close now, I americium conscionable blessed to person been fixed the honour of wearing that number."