Birmingham bank huge eight-figure transfer windfall three years after Bellingham leaves as record signing goes through
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BIRMINGHAM CITY are set to bank a huge eight-figure windfall as Jude Bellingham has completed his £115million move to Real Madrid.
The England international has signed for the Spanish giants and become the most expensive British player of all-time.
Bellingham's much-anticipated move has finally been completed and the 19-year-old leaves Borussia Dortmund after three seasons.
previously reported that the teenager's former side Birmingham will receive £10million as part of the deal that sees him go to Real Madrid.
The Blues added the clause in when he was sold to the German side in 2020.
It means the Championship side will have now banked £35million from the sale of Bellingham.
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The midfielder went to Dortmund for £25million after a breakthrough campaign at St Andrew's.
During that season, a 16-year-old Bellingham became the Blues' youngest ever player and scorer.
His performances were rewarded upon his departure as Birmingham retired his number 22 shirt.
He has since become a key man for Dortmund and England, captaining the former several times despite his youth.
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Bellingham was named their player of the year for the 2022/23 season after they narrowly missed out on the Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich in a heartbreaking final day of the season.
He has also won 24 caps for the Three Lions and scored at the World Cup in Qatar.
But he won't feature in England's upcoming Euro qualifiers versus Malta and North Macedonia as he has withdrawn through injury.