Jude Bellingham feels he is most effective playing further forward but is prepared to accommodate his big-name Real Madrid team-mates by playing a withdrawn role. (More Football News)
Belling🌜ham was a key player as Madrid w🍌on LaLiga and the Champions League last season, scoring 23 goals and providing 13 assists while playing predominantly as a false nine.
Fo🧜llowing the exit of Karim Benzema, Madrid fielded Bellingham at the tip of a midfield diamond with Rodrygo an🌃d Vinicius Junior acting as split strikers.
However, Bellingham ജhas dropped deeper this season following🗹 the arrival of Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, playing just 3% of his minutes as a striker or attacking midfielder, with 50% coming in central midfield and 35% off the left flank.
In 2023-24, Bellingham played 69% of his minutes in the most adv🌃anced midfield role and 7% as a traditional striker.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Liverpool, Belling🌳ham insisted he is happy to play any role if it contributes to positive results for Los Blancos.
"It's been like a👍ny other adaptation," Bellingham told reporters on Tuesday.
"It changes the dynamic, the s🍸tyle of play and the approach, but I've shown that I can play in different positions. I prefer a bit more up front🌼, but it's not important to me.
"I'm willing to play wherever they put me and ൩I'm not affected by the position. Wꦆe always set the team up to win.
&quꦏot;I joined last summer and the club lost Benzema, one of its best players. There was a gap and it was a way to compensate for this la🍌ck of goals.
"෴;This year we have signed one of the best players of this generation, who has scored an unbelievable amount of goals. My role is going to change and I'm totally willing to do that."
Bellingham's goal in Sunday's 3-0 win over Leganes in LaLiga was just his secon🤪d in all competitions this season, though only Vinicius (six) has bettered his four assists for Madrid.
After travelling to Anfield for their fifth Champions League group-phase game, Madrid host Getafe in LaLiga tཧhis weekend.
