Jude Bellingham’s landmarks as Real Madrid career takes off

If Real Madrid fans weren’t already head over heels in love with Jude Bellingham, Saturday’s 95th-minute winner against Getafe — in his first game at the Santiago Bernabeu — sealed the deal. Bellingham has made an effortless start to life in Madrid, with five goals in four games propelling the team to the top of the LaLiga table.

The England midfielder is already a regular on the frontpages in Spain. “Bellingham has no ceiling,” Marca’s headline read on Sunday — ironically, given that the 2-1 win over Getafe saw the stadium’s new roof in use for the first time — while Monday’s Diario AS called him “The new boss of the Bernabeu.”

AS’ effusive columnist Tomas Roncero said Bellingham was “touched by the wand of the football gods” and raved: “He’s got charisma, he’s got presence, he’s got power, he’s got a winner’s body language, and he scores goals.”

The Bernabeu crowd agreed, serenading Bellingham with a rendition of The Beatles’ song “Hey Jude” at the end of the match, a moment the player said gave him goosebumps.

Bellingham has a knack of hitting the ground running. From his first club Birmingham City, to Borussia Dortmund, to England, and now Real Madrid, he’s made a habit of making an instant impression.