BELLINGHAM'S GOT THE MIDAS TOUCH, SAYS GOLDEN BOY AWARD FOUNDER

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The man behind the Golden Boy Award, Francisco Franchi, says that England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has got the midas touch as he turns everything into gold football wise.

The 20-year-old has taken Spain by storm this campaign scoring 15 goals and dishing out four assists in 17 appearances across all competitions for Los Blancos.

He was recently handed the golden boy award which is annually given to the best young player in the world.

Franchi heaped praises on Bellingham after he bagged the top accolade.

“He has all the bases, he has excellent reinforced concrete to become one,” marca.com quoted Franchi as saying.

“But let’s see what happens from January onwards. For the moment he is the ‘King Midas’ of football. He touches something and he turns it into gold. It is very important to play with a smile.”

The Golden Boy award is a prestigious honour that has been bestowed upon stars like Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Wayne Rooney, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe amongst others.

Bellingham won the Bundesliga player of the 2022/23 season while at Borussia Dortmund.

Bellingham is currently the topscorer in Laliga with 13 goals and two assists in 15 matches.

Real Madrid are currently first place in Laliga after garnering 38 points from 15 matches.

The Carlo Ancelotti-led side are first position in Group C of the UEFA Champions League this season.

They have 15 points after the first five group games.