Jude Bellingham in 'less selfish' admission as Real Madrid superstar finally ends 14-game goal drought

Jude Bellingham admits to being "less selfish" this season after finally ending his 14-game goal drought for Real Madrid.

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• Hit 23 goals for Los Blancos last season
• End product hard to come by this term
• Opened account for campaign vs Osasuna

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The England international was a revelation for Los Blancos during his debut campaign at Santigo Bernabeu, hitting 23 goals en route to claiming La Liga and Champions League titles. Those exploits put the 21-year-old midfielder in Ballon d’Or contention.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Having failed to find the target in Real’s final two games of the 2023-24 campaign, Bellingham opened the new season with a 12-game run that saw him draw a blank in the final third. Questions were asked about his diminishing output, but he has been shifted deeper for new ‘Galactico’ Kylian Mbappe to lead the line.

• WHAT BELLINGHAM SAID

  Bellingham was back among the goals in Real’s 4-0 demolition of Osasuna – as Vinicius Junior bagged a hat-trick – and told reporters afterwards when addressing his lack of end product: “I played as I always do, but this time I scored a goal. There was a lot of talk about me because I scored a lot of goals last season, but my role has changed this season to other areas of the pitch.

  “I will do anything for the good of the team. I have been less selfish and I would like to continue like this. My objective is to help the team in any way I can.”

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  WHAT NEXT?

  The odd fitness setback has done little to aid Bellingham’s cause this season, but he is now fit and firing and will be hoping to make a positive contribution in England’s upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures before returning to Madrid.