Jude Bellingham labels Real Madrid teammate ‘the best in the world’

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has moved to reveal his appreciation for the talents of teammate Thibaut Courtois.

This comes after the Belgian conjured up another top-class display in Los Blancos’ most recent outing.

Real Madrid were of course back in action over the weekend, locking horns with Mexican outfit Pachuca in a group stage clash at the Club World Cup.

When all was said and done, Xabi Alonso’s troops emerged on the right side of a 3-1 result, a much-needed victory following an opening day draw with Al-Hilal.

And the aforementioned Courtois played a leading role in as much.

After Raúl Asencio was shown a red card inside the opening 10 minutes of action, Real’s no.1 was forced into a far more prominent role than expected.

Safe to say, though, that Courtois answered the call, shining with a number of brilliant saves.

Speaking to the media in the game’s aftermath, teammate Jude Bellingham was in turn keen to lavish praise on the shot-stopper, going as far as to state:

”We want to keep Thibaut Courtois less busy next game, but that’s why he’s there because he’s the best goalkeeper in the world.”

Conor Laird – GSFN