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Bellingham signed by Madrid from Dortmund.

Jude Bellingham, an English international who cost more than 100 million euros ($108 million), has been officially signed by Real Madrid on a six-year contract.

An agreement for the 19-year-old, worth 103 million euros plus up to 30 percent of that amount in bonuses, was agreed last week, according to the German team Dortmund and Real Madrid.

In order to replace aging stalwarts Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, Bellingham joins young French teammates Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni in Real Madrid’s midfield.

“Our clubs signs one of the biggest talents in world football, a player who comes from Borussia Dortmund and arrives at Madrid after being chosen as the best player in the Bundesliga 2022-23 season,” Madrid said.

“On top of that, he is only 19 and is already a starter for the England national team.”

Last year’s World Cup saw Bellingham shine for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions, who lost to runners-up France in the quarterfinals.

The midfielder, who will turn 20 in later June, left Birmingham in 2020 and joined Dortmund for 25 million euros. He played 132 appearances for the club and won the German Cup in 2021.

“Thank you to everyone at BVB and to the fans for everything over the past three years,” Bellingham told Dortmund’s club website.

“It was an honour to wear your shirt so often, in big and small moments. Even though I’m looking forward to my next destination, I’ll never forget the journey there. Once a Borussian, always a Borussian.”

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