Bellingham: 'England are primed for Euro 2024 glory'

Jude Bellingham with the Kopa Trophy during the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday. Pic/AFP

Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham said he was targeting Euro 2024 glory with England after winning the Kopa Trophy for the best player of last season aged under-21 at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday.

The 20-year-old has enjoyed a sensational start to his Real career, a brace in Saturday's 2-1 Clasico win over Barcelona taking him to 13 goals in his first 13 games for the Spanish giants.

Now settled in Spain, Bellingham is hoping for the kind of success with club and country this season that would make him a genuine contender to win the Ballon d'Or next year. "The aim is to try to win everything with England and with Madrid," he said of his objectives for the months ahead. "It is important that I try to give everything I have got at the moment towards that."

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Of England's prospects at the upcoming European Championship in Germany, he added: "I am definitely confident, we are one of the favourites going into the tournament now and it is important that we quit the talking and finally perform in front of our fans."

But the Kopa Trophy rewards his performances last season. In his final campaign with Borussia Dortmund, Bellingham scored 14 times in 42 games as they came second in the Bundesliga.

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