Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham Sets Another Record in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues

• Jude Bellingham is leading the block stats in Europe’s top five leagues
• The 20-year-old is enjoying an awesome first season with Real Madrid
• Bellingham has scored 13 goals in as many appearances for Los Blancos

Jude Bellingham is dominating the headlines this season following his sensational start to life at Real Madrid, where he is setting the pace and breaking numerous records.

The 20-year-old midfielder is currently in contention for the La Liga Golden Boot as he leads the scorers' chart with 10 goals, ahead of Alvaro Morata and Gerard Moreno.

Surprisingly, Bellingham is also top of the leaderboard for the most blocks made by a player in Europe’s top five leagues, making a total of 29 blocks in the ongoing campaign.

The midfielder is ahead of Matthieu Udol of Metz, Tottenham’s Pedro Porro, Gualtier Lloris of La Havre, and Bochum’s Bernardo, showing his remarkable work in the middle for Carlo Ancelotti’s men.

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Per Whoscored, Bellingham has won seven Man of the Match awards in the 15 appearances he has made for Real Madrid since his summer transfer from Borussia Dortmund.

Bale advises Bellingham on mistakes

Meanwhile, former Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale has told Bellingham to act as a 'puppet' for the fans - and avoid what he did wrong at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Birmingham Live reports.

The former Los Blancos record signee warned the Englishman to 'play the game' and do what the media wants to avoid getting stick from fans, just like he suffered during his later years in Spain.

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez parted with £88 million as a minimum fee for Bellingham, which has paid off handsomely, as he already grabbed 13 goals in 15 games from central midfield.

Gerard Pique praises Jude Bellingham

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Barcelona legend, Gerard Pique haling Bellingham's exceptional talent following a series of impressive performances for the Spanish side.

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The 20-year-old's standout moment so far has been his contribution to Real Madrid's victory in El Clásico against La Blaugrana, where Pique remains a legendary ex-player.

Bellingham's display against Xavi Hernandez's team caught the attention of the former defender, who recently hailed the 20-year-old as 'outstanding' in an interview.