Spanish Legend Doesn’t Believe Jude Bellingham Should Be Compared to Zinedine Zidane Just Yet

Spanish Legend Doesn’t Believe Jude Bellingham Should Be Compared to Zinedine Zidane Just Yet

Byron Pillay
updated at October 16, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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  • Jude Bellingham has been compared to Zinedine Zidane because of his impressive performances
  • Former Spanish international Marcos Senna believes it's way too early to make any comparisons
  • Bellingham has hit the ground running at Real Madrid and earned praise for his impact at the club

It’s too early to make comparisons between Jude Bellingham and Zinedine Zidane.

That’s according to former Spanish international Marcos Senna.

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Former Spanish international Marcos Senna believes it is too early for comparisons to be made between Judel Bellingham and Zinedine Zidane. Image: Quality Sport Images.
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The ex-Villarreal man recently spoke about the hype surrounding the former Borussia Dortmund, saying that comparisons between the youngster and a legend like Zidane were not helpful, Football Espana reported.

“Comparisons like this are not helpful. Bellingham is a kid who has just started in La Liga,” he said.

He reiterated that it was way too early to compare the England international to the French great.

“Zidane is a legend with a great legacy. You should wait three seasons at Real Madrid to see if Bellingham can be something similar,” Senna added.

Bellingham compared to Zidane

Bellingham is one of the brightest youngsters in world football at the moment, and his style of play has drawn comparisons to the former Madrid player.

As noted by Goal, Andres Manzano said that the youngster was cut from the same cloth as Zidane.

Bellingham would love to play with Zidane

The English youngster is a fan of the former Madrid star and admitted that he would have loved to play alongside him if he could.

Bellingham's stats compared to Zidane

Jude Bellingham has made a surprisingly great start to his Real Madrid career.

After 10 games, he has scored 10 goals and sits top of La Liga goalscoring charts, Sports Brief reported.

Despite being only 20, he has become one of the club's most important players and a fan favourite, but how does he compare to Zinedine Zidane?

Haaland, Vinicius, Modric laud Bellingham

Sports Brief earlier reported on Erling Haaland, Vinicius Junior, and Luka Modric applauding Bellingham for his superb performance against Osasuna.

The England international posted a photo after the game, and his comments section was filled with players lauding him for his performance.

He is on track to have a historic first season at Real Madrid if he continues with these performances.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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