fake bellingham jersey It was also suggested by Birmingham CEO Xuandong Ren that Monk was attempting to pair Featherstone up with some of the club’s best young players, namely Bellingham.
“He is the most rated player in the age group,” Ren told the Daily Mail . “He is the captain of the England U16s and will be wanted by clubs all over the world. Scouts from all over the world come to watch him play. I could go on all day with this but I feel I must defend my club and my chairman over this.”
Despite Monk’s departure, the appointment of his assistant, Pep Clotet, as his successor meant that Bellingham’s path to the first-team was far from cut off, and the teenager joined the senior squad on their pre-season trip to Portugal having signed a two-year scholarship contract that sees him earn just ￡145 ($190) a week.
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Impressive performances both abroad and upon Birmingham’s return to the UK in the build-up to the campaign saw him handed the No.22 shirt for the 2019-20 campaign, and he was soon wearing it out on the pitch as he became the clubs’ youngest ever player at 16 years and 38 days, having been named in the starting XI to face Portsmouth in the Carabao Cup on August 6. The Blues were beaten 3-0 by their League One opposition, kids bellingham shirt but local media rated Bellingham as man of the match for his display on the right side of midfield.