Jude Bellingham is turning out to be a great deal for Real Madrid, even though they paid over €100 million for him.

The Englishman has had a great start to the new season. He has become one of Europe’s most productive midfielders and has helped Real Madrid make up for losing Karim Benzema in the summer.

Guardiana and Bellingham talked for three hours.

It is well known that before joining Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham turned down several offers from top European teams.

Manchester City was one of the teams that really wanted to sign the kid to improve their midfield options.

A new report from Cadena SER says that Pep Guardiola tried to convince Bellingham to move to Etihad Stadium over the course of three hours.

Guardiola wanted to bring Bellingham back together with Erling Haaland, a friend from their time together at Borussia Dortmund.

At that point, the Norwegian winger was already known as one of the best in the Premier League. He looks like he will be one of the favorites to win the Ballon d’Or right now.

Bellingham wanted to move to Real Madrid.

The story even says that the current English and European champions made Borussia Dortmund an offer for more money to sign the 20-year-old.

However, Bellingham had his heart set on a move to Real Madrid and had no plans to join Manchester City in the summer.

As expected, the English player turned down Man City and instead signed with Real Madrid in a deal worth €103 million plus other factors.

It was the best choice for everyone involved, as Bellingham has become Real Madrid’s most effective player this season, scoring 10 goals and setting up three others in just 10 competitive games.

Bellingham is likely to be very important for Real Madrid as they try to win both the league and the UEFA Champions League this season.