Look at people so accurately! Bellingham's scouting report at the age of 16 came to light, fans: certainly not Manchester United
In the summer window, Real Madrid made a total offer of 130 million euros (103 million fixed + 30% floating) to sign Bellingham from Dort. The deal did encounter skepticism at first, but quickly dissipated as Bellingham was phenomenal and the only billionaire to be the only billionaire this summer to match his worth.
Those who thought Bellingham would amaze once or twice and then lie dormant were also repeatedly disappointed. So far, Bellingham has played a total of 10 games for Real Madrid, scoring 10 goals and assisting 3 times. In addition to filling the gap in Benzema's attacking power after his departure, Bellingham also showed his attributes as a big man, scoring goals in the final moments of the game on many occasions. Bellingham also carried over his excellent form to the national team, and during the national team break, Bellingham made points and provided one assist against Italy, and finished the game with the second highest score of 8.0.
Like Bellingham, who is only 20 years old and immediately plays such a top performance in the giants, it is still a minority of English players who have always encountered "prejudice". So what did scouts say about Bellingham before he joined the giants? Did you anticipate his current growth and the heights he is rapidly reaching?
Recently, the Spanish newspaper Marca published an article revealing the scouting report of a scout of a Premier League team on Bellingham. It was 6 August 2019 and Bellingham, who was only 16 at the time, played in the Carabao Cup for Birmingham against Portsmouth. A scout who visited the scene wrote a scouting report about Bellingham after the game.
The report says of 16-year-old Bellingham: "Bellingham is only 16 years old, but his performances on the field are already impressive, he is very athletic, long legs and big feet. His body is still developing, but he already has the physique to be a great and elegant player, and his movements on the field are very fluid and natural. He has a great mentality, is very smart in finding space to possess and runs between the lines. He rarely loses possession, and when he does, he can quickly regain possession. He has huge potential and, despite being only 16 years old, is already capable of going head-to-head with the Portsmouth first team. ”
Seeing this report, combined with Bellingham's subsequent performances at Dort and Real Madrid, you have to sigh that this scout is really accurate! After leaving Birmingham, Bellingham chose to join Borussia Dortmund and sought to secure his regular team. He was only 17 years old at the time, but his physical ability was already able to establish himself in the big five leagues, and he showed maturity and stability beyond his age.
After joining Real Madrid, Bellingham quickly showed no less smell than a central striker, which is a manifestation of great potential. Only a good mentality, keen and clever in finding space, will allow him to be in the right place at the right time to send the ball into the goal. He is very selective when handling the ball, so he rarely loses possession. After conceding the ball, he was able to immediately counter-seize and regain possession, and his ability to run allowed him to cover large areas on the field.
In addition, in the Marca report, we can see that the scout is from a Premier League team. At that time, Bellingham was most interested in Manchester United, so could this scout be Manchester United? In this regard, fans have ridiculed: "It is definitely not Manchester United, they do not have such professional ability." ”
The fans' skepticism is justified. Manchester United have notoriously missed out on a lot of young talent, most recently Caicedo and Alvarez in addition to Bellingham. But maybe this scout could have been Manchester United, because United did show considerable interest at that time.
They not only made a very sincere offer, but also invited the Bellingham family to visit the Carrington base, and even invited Sir Alex Ferguson to accompany them, but the Bellingham family decided to join Dortmund after discussion. Because Manchester United were in a turbulent period of rebuilding at that time, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's position was not stable. Bellingham struggled to get enough playing time after his arrival, and unnecessary pressure on young players could have an impact on their development. As it turned out, Bellingham was right in his choice. After that, from Dort to Real Madrid, Bellingham once again made the right choice, quite sensible and quite rare!