Jude Bellingham has maturity above his years, has a strong work ethic, and has immaculate manners, all signs that he was raised in the correct manner.

The England star, who is astoundingly still only 19 years old, has attained the highest point.

He will now join the likes of David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Zinedine Zidane, superstars who all graced the Bernabeu pitch with panache, in joining Real Madrid in a £115 million transaction.

The teenager’s mother Denise, whom he refers to as his “queen,” and father Mark, who was his first football hero before Wayne Rooney arrived, are responsible for his extraordinary achievement.

Brother Jobe, 17, is following in the footsteps of his older sibling by progressing through Birmingham City’s divisions and becoming a target for Premier League clubs.

His remarkable accomplishments at such a young age are a result of the Bellinghams’ close-knit family unit.

A mother’s role

Jude revealed in December that his mother Denise, who works in human resources, still makes his bed while he is on England duty at the World Cup in Qatar.

His teammates found that to be very funny, and when he returned to Gareth Southgate’s training camp, they promptly teased him.

He did, however, also discuss the part that the Bellingham family matriarch has continued to play in his ascent to the top.

He said, “My mother is playing a huge role.To be honest, I believe that it is currently the most important function for anyone, even more so than my coaches and supervisors.

She has assisted Jude in maintaining his sense of reality when fame in football beckoned.

After a breakout season during which Birmingham City retired his No. 22 shirt, Borussia Dortmund paid £22 million to his boyhood club in 2020.

While father Mark, a former police sergeant, stayed in the Midlands with younger son Jobe, Denise joined Jude in Germany and assisted him in settling in.

They made the sacrifice so that both of their kids would have the support they required, with Denise being able to assist Jude in focusing entirely on football and preventing him from becoming spoilt by the money young, talented athletes make.

Idolising dad

Boys frequently look up to their fathers as they grow up.

Jude was the same, too. His first hero was his father.

Playing for teams including Stourbridge, Leamington, Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove Rovers, and Halesowen Town, Mark Bellingham had a successful non-league career.

He is described as a superb poacher who scored over 700 goals at the semi-pro level in 900 appearances. An amateur Pele comes to mind.

Mark served as a sergeant with West Midland Police while he played football.

“We talk about footballing heroes, and my dad was like my first,” Jude said in 2021 on the FA website.

“You know it’s not the Premier League or anything when you go watch him play every week in non-League, but watching the way he played and the atmosphere made me fall in love with football so he was probably my first hero,” the fan said.

“After the first few times, I’d start to pay a little more attention to the games and stuff, the atmosphere, and when he scores goals, you see him celebrating and stuff like that, and you want it to be me.

He used to always offer me advice on how to improve as I got older, which is fantastic since we had a relationship similar to that of a father and son or, as I got older, a coach and a player.

Jude’s agent, Mark, represented him when interacting with Real Madrid as he started a new journey.

Following in his footsteps..

Jude’s career has seen him develop into an important member of the England team, a Bundesliga success story with Borussia Dortmund, where he was recently crowned player of the season, and now a galactico for Los Blancos.

However, his younger brother Jobe is starting to become well-known in Stourbridge.

When Jobe was 17 years old, he once said of his career: “If I get anywhere near that I’ll have had a great career.” I’ll give it my all!

Because of all the sacrifices they have made, my mother, father, brother, and grandparents are the reason I am here today.

He already outperformed his father.

Jobe played 22 times in the Championship last year despite being young.

He has also received a cap for the Three Lions at the U16, U17, and U18 levels. He has a good possibility of playing alongside Jude for his nation, forming a new Charltons-like duo.

Burnley, one of the newest Premier League teams, has been linked to a £15 million bid for the talent.

Sunderland is rumored to be a contender as well, but his manager Lee Bowyer has advised caution.

Everyone will now anticipate his brother-like behavior whenever he enters the field, the former Leeds star remarked.”Don’t treat the boy like that. It is unfair to him. He’ll play himself, on his own terms. He’ll be fine, we think.

You have no reason to mistrust that with parents like Denise and Mark.