Guardiola’s Persuasive Effort: Inside the 3-Hour Conversation that Secured Bellingham’s Partnership with Haaland at Man City

Pep Guardiola spent 3 hours calling to convince Bellingham to join Man City to partner with Haaland

Today, оctober 15, Sun Sports (UK) reported that Manchester City made a final effort to sign Jude Bellingham before he went to Real Madrid. The 20-year-old English midfielder joined the Spanish royal team with a record contract worth 115 million pounds from Borussia Dortmund in the transfer market last summer.

But before Jude Bellingham signed a 6-year contract with the Santiago Bernabeu team, Man City was said to have tried to convince him to join Pep Guardiola’s historic treble-winning team.

Spanish media reported that Man City has “flirted” with Jude Bellingham with a lucrative contract. Coach Pep Guardiola even spent 3 hours talking on the phone to convince Bellingham to change his mind about going to Real Madrid by joining the Etihad Stadium team.

Pep Guardiola explained to Jude Bellingham that moving to the Premier League would be the best thing for him, and Man City is a stronger team than Real Madrid. However, the Spanish teacher’s attempt to convince the English midfielder was unsuccessful.

Pep Guardiola finally admitted defeat at the end of a three-hour phone call. Before shutting down, Pep Guardiola wished Jude Bellingham good luck in the rest of his career. Bellingham is said to have decided to join Real Madrid before Pep Guardiola called him.

Real Madrid was one step ahead of Man City when it met Jude Bellingham’s family and invited him to the Bernabeu to tour the club’s facilities. During this meeting, Vinicius Junior also participated. The Brazilian striker is responsible for helping Jude Bellingham settle into life in Madrid.

For a year, Vinicius Junior texted Jude Bellingham almost every day to convince the English midfielder to be his teammate at Real Madrid. Since joining the “galaxy” last summer, coach Carlo Ancelotti has let Jude Bellingham play as an attacking midfielder.

Notably, Jude Bellingham shines brightly in the Real Madrid shirt. Bellingham scored 10 goals in just 10 matches even though he was not a real striker and helped Real Madrid lead the La Liga rankings. Jude Bellingham currently has 26 caps for the England national team.