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Is Jude Bellingham another over-hyped English player or a future Ballon d'Or' contender?

What a season Jude Bellingham is having at Real Madrid after securing a $103m move to the Santiago Bernebau from Borrusia Dormtund. The 20-year-old has adjusted perfectly to Carlo Ancelotti team and has now scored 6 goals in 5 games of which 3 of the goals were late winners. 

His impressive display can be credited to Carlo Ancelotti who moved him closer to goal as a No. 10 or 8 to finish of his chances. That positional switch has seen his goal tally improve remarkably. 

Back in Dortmund, Bellingham scored 12 times in 3 full seasons in the Bundesliga but at Real Madrid, he has scored 6 goals in 5 games which has enabled him to join the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo and Cesc Fabregas to have scored in their first four La Liga games. 

His impressive goalscoring stats are incredible feat and should be applauded. But that is not all he offers to Real Madrid, he is tenacious, combative, fantastic with ball on his feet when dribbling past bone crushing tackles and his incisive passes are very good. 

But the season is just starting and pegging him in the same bracket as Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema or even Luis Figo after a handful of goals is unfair to those legends who have lifted lots of trophies with the club. 

Off course, the English media will do what they do best which is praise Bellingham and other goalscoring English men to the high heavens but everyone else knows consistency, longevity and titles won determines if a player will win the Ballon d'Or or not. 

Bellingham do have potential to become the best in the world, he needs to put his head down, play the game and wave aside the English media. 

The distraction from the English shore should be his least worries, winning at Real Madrid should be his outmost priority. The fact remains, if Real Madrid win the Champions League this season with Bellingham playing an integral role, he will certainly win the Ballon d'Or. 



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