“Jude had that mentality from a young age.”

Musiala since February 2003; Jude Bellingham was born in June 2003. They are both attacking midfielders and great friends. They played together in the under-15 (when they were 13) and under-17 (when they were 15) teams. In February 2021, Jamal announced that he was leaving to play for the country of his birth, Germany. There their paths diverged. Musiala was born to a Nigerian-British father and a German mother. He lived in England from the age of seven. where he played in the youth teams of Southampton (two months) and Chelsea (eight years), although he was also flirted with by London’s Arsenal.

Why Southampton? His mother, Carolyn, received a four-month Erasmus scholarship to the city, and she went there with the whole family, including Jamal’s sister, Latisha. Little Musiala was discovered by a city club during a game Sunday league with City Central FC.

In England U15 and U17, young Musiala and Bellingham were already the best. in a generation from which few later reached the elite (Chelsea’s Colville was close by). Musiala’s family especially remembers a friendly tournament in France against Brazil in the summer of 2019. Or another one earlier, in December 2017, with the Three Lions under 15s. Jamal scored three goals in a 3-2 win over the Netherlands. The German still has the hat-trick ball signed by Jude and the rest of his teammates on his shelf.

By the way, Musiala used to wear number 10, and Jude used to wear number 8. They almost always won and helped each other. It was a sight to see them. His English coach was Kevin Betsy.

Those were the times when Jamal had already played for Chelsea, and Jude had already played for Birmingham City. Musiala spent most of his childhood in England, training in Chelsea’s youth system. The now Bayern Munich player’s progress was so rapid that he made his debut for the Blues under-18s at the age of 15 years, two months and thirteen days. Early history.

Then, as we said, both went their separate ways and Their paths crossed in September 2022 in a Nations League match.

absolute England and absolute Germany. Many years later, Bellingham became a star for England and Musiala was 10th for Germany. Tomorrow they will meet again.