England international Jude Bellingham has explained why he turned down interest from the Premier League to join Real Madrid.
Bellingham was officially unveiled by Los Blancos on Thursday afternoon after completing his big-money move from Borussia Dortmund.
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There was reported interest from England, with Liverpool said to be keen on the the 19-year-old but they seemingly pulled out of the running for the player's services a couple months.
"Money's not a thing for me," Bellingham said, as per ESPN.
"I don't think about money at all when I make these kind of decisions. I spoke with people when I was given permission by Borussia Dortmund; I spoke to [Madrid chief scout] Juni [Calafat] and [managing director] Jose Angel [Sanchez], and I loved the feeling I got... It wasn't the case that the other teams were bad; it's just that, for me, Madrid are the greatest."
"I'd always been aware of the interest from England, so that was pretty normal. But it was a bit of a surprise when my dad sat me down and said, 'You've had interest from Real Madrid,' 12 or 15 months ago.
"It was goosebumps, my heart was close to stopping. It's something you don't expect growing up, playing for a team like this."
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